Galaxy · Irregular
KKR 60
KKR 60 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cepheus, 19.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cepheus |
| Distance | 19.2 million light-years (5.90 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 10,500 light-years · 0.12 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −16.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.85 |
| Luminosity | 0.011 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 05m 53.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +57° 12′ 19″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.85. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 33° S. North of latitude 33° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 19 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 341.4 billion years.