Galaxy · Irregular
KKH 86
KKH 86 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 8.45 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 8.45 million light-years (2.59 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 2,153 light-years · 0.025 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −10.90 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.17 |
| Luminosity | 1.0 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 54m 33.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 14′ 35″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.17. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 86° S. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 8.4 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 149.9 billion years.