Galaxy · Spiral
KUG 1033+366B
KUG 1033+366B is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo Minor, 26.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Distance | 26.4 million light-years (8.10 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 4,566 light-years · 0.052 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.34 |
| Luminosity | 8.3 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 36m 17.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +36° 25′ 31″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.34. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 54° S. North of latitude 54° 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 26 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 468.6 billion years.