The Pinwheel Galaxy (Galaxy)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 23 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , Pinwheel Galaxy is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible around 19:26 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 29° above your north-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 20:24 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon. At 06:03, it will return to an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon, and reach an altitude of 24° before fading from view as dawn breaks around 06:22.
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Name
Pinwheel Galaxy
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Object Type
Galaxy
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Position
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 7.86 (V) [2] 8.46 (B) [2] 6.52 (J) [2] 5.81 (H) [2] 5.51 (K) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.60 |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| Right ascension: | 14h03m [2] |
| Declination: | +54°20' [2] |
| Distance: | 7.4 Mpc 24.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.47 |
Events
| 22 Apr 2020 | – M101 is well placed |
| 22 Apr 2021 | – M101 is well placed |
| 22 Apr 2022 | – M101 is well placed |
| 23 Apr 2023 | – M101 is well placed |
| 22 Apr 2024 | – M101 is well placed |
| 22 Apr 2025 | – M101 is well placed |
| 22 Apr 2026 | – M101 is well placed |
| 22 Apr 2027 | – M101 is well placed |