Galaxy · Spiral
KUG 1013+414
KUG 1013+414 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo Minor, 36.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Distance | 36.3 million light-years (11.12 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 11,700 light-years · 0.13 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.73 |
| Luminosity | 0.0069 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 16m 15.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +41° 09′ 59″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.73. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 49° S. North of latitude 49° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 36 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 643.4 billion years.