About Whale Galaxy (C32)

Whale Galaxy is frequently observed by amateur astronomers and appears as a soft glow. It is quite faint.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 43° altitude and reaches 58° around 12:19 AM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 7 hours.

Galaxies are sensitive to light pollution, subtle features are easily lost in bright skies.

Observing tips

It requires patience and good conditions.

What to expect

In small telescopes it remains mostly unresolved.

It is more subtle than brighter Dso objects.

Type

Galaxy

Constellation

Canes Venatici

Distance

22000000 ly

Size

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Hard

Magnitude

9.8