About Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (M83)

Southern Pinwheel Galaxy offers a subtle but interesting view and presents itself as a diffuse object. It has moderate brightness.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 34° altitude and reaches 60° around 01:19 AM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 7 hours.

Galaxies are sensitive to light pollution, subtle features are easily lost in bright skies.

Observing tips

This object is better suited for experienced observers.

What to expect

At higher magnification, subtle detail can be detected.

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Hydra

Distance

15000000 ly

Size

11.0' x 10.0'

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Hard

Magnitude

7.6