About Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (M83)

Southern Pinwheel Galaxy is a rewarding deep-sky target and appears as a soft glow. It has moderate brightness.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 29° altitude and reaches 60° around 10:04 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 7 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

With larger apertures, more structure becomes visible.

It offers less structure than some of the brightest galaxies.

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Hydra

Distance

15000000 ly

Size

11.0' x 10.0'

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Hard

Magnitude

7.6