Galaxy · Irregular
KKSG29
KKSG29 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 25.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 25.1 million light-years (7.70 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 10,200 light-years · 0.12 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.83 |
| Luminosity | 0.0012 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 37m 14.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −10° 29′ 51″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.83. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 80° N. South of latitude 80° S it never sets. 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 25 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 445.5 billion years.