About Spindle Galaxy (C53)

Spindle Galaxy offers a subtle but interesting view and shows up as a faint patch of light. It has moderate brightness.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 82° altitude and reaches 82° around 06:32 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 8 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

Sextans

Distance

22000000 ly

Size

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Hard

Magnitude

8.9