Galaxy · Irregular
KUG 0821+321
KUG 0821+321 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cancer, 26.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Distance | 26.6 million light-years (8.15 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 5,414 light-years · 0.062 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.96 |
| Luminosity | 0.0012 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 25m 05.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +32° 01′ 03″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.96. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 58° S. North of latitude 58° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 27 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 471.5 billion years.