About NGC 4945 (C83)

NGC 4945 is frequently observed by amateur astronomers and shows up as a faint patch of light. It is quite faint.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 26° altitude and reaches 40° around 09:34 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 5 hours.

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

Observing tips

This object is better suited for experienced observers.

What to expect

In small telescopes it remains mostly unresolved.

It offers less structure than some of the brightest galaxies.

Type

Galaxy

Constellation

Centaurus

Distance

17000000 ly

Size

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Hard

Magnitude

9.3