Galaxy · Elliptical
KKH 65
KKH 65 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo Minor, 32.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Distance | 32.6 million light-years (10.00 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 5,545 light-years · 0.063 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.70 |
| Luminosity | 9.1 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 51m 59.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +28° 21′ 45″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.70. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 62° S. North of latitude 62° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 33 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 578.6 billion years.