Galaxy · Irregular
KKSG38
KKSG38 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 33.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 33.9 million light-years (10.40 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 8,611 light-years · 0.099 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.80 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.29 |
| Luminosity | 0.0014 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 53m 31.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −5° 55′ 40″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.29. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 84° N. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 34 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 601.7 billion years.