Galaxy · Elliptical
KKR 25
KKR 25 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 6.07 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 6.07 million light-years (1.86 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 1,957 light-years · 0.022 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −10.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.35 |
| Luminosity | 4.4 × 10⁻⁵ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 13m 47.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +54° 22′ 16″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.35. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 36° S. North of latitude 36° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 6.1 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 107.6 billion years.