About Sunflower Galaxy (M63)

Sunflower Galaxy is a rewarding deep-sky target and presents itself as a diffuse object. It has moderate brightness.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 28° altitude and reaches 48° around 09:34 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 6 hours.

Galaxies are sensitive to light pollution, contrast improves away from light pollution.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

It is less prominent than the brightest objects in the catalog.

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Canes Venatici

Distance

37000000 ly

Size

12.0' x 7.6'

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Moderate

Magnitude

8.6