Galaxy · Spiral
KKSG18
KKSG18 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Sextans, 31.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sextans |
| Distance | 31.6 million light-years (9.70 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 14,500 light-years · 0.17 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −17.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.73 |
| Luminosity | 0.033 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 05m 41.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −7° 58′ 53″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.73. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 82° N. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 32 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 561.2 billion years.