Galaxy · Irregular
KKSG20
KKSG20 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 34.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 34.9 million light-years (10.70 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 5,479 light-years · 0.063 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.40 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.75 |
| Luminosity | 0.001 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 04m 40.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +0° 03′ 30″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.75. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 90° N. 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 35 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 619.1 billion years.