Galaxy · Elliptical
KKSG34
KKSG34 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Corvus, 30.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corvus |
| Distance | 30.3 million light-years (9.30 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 6,523 light-years · 0.075 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 17.14 |
| Luminosity | 5.2 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 41m 18.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −11° 55′ 39″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 17.14. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 78° N. South of latitude 78° 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 30 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 538.1 billion years.