About Antennae Galaxies (C60)

Antennae Galaxies stands out as a well-known observing object and shows up as a faint patch of light. It is quite faint.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 58° altitude and reaches 71° around 11:49 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 8 hours.

Galaxies are sensitive to light pollution, structure becomes clearer under good conditions.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

Under good conditions, the object reveals more character.

Type

Galaxy

Constellation

Corvus

Distance

83000000 ly

Size

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Very Hard

Magnitude

10.3