The Pinwheel Galaxy is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, located about 27,000,000 light-years from Earth. With an apparent size of 27.0' x 26.0' and a magnitude of 7.9, it is best observed during spring.

Under dark skies, this object is considered Very Hard to observe with small amateur telescopes.

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Ursa Major

Distance

27000000 ly

Size

27.0' x 26.0'

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Very Hard

Magnitude

7.9