The Spindle Galaxy is a lenticular (s0) galaxy in the constellation Draco, located about 40,000,000 light-years from Earth. With an apparent size of 5.2' x 2.3' and a magnitude of 9.9, it is best observed during summer.

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

Type

Lenticular (S0) Galaxy

Constellation

Draco

Distance

40000000 ly

Size

5.2' x 2.3'

Season

Summer

Difficulty

Hard

Magnitude

9.9