The Antennae Galaxies (Galaxy)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , Antennae Galaxies is visible between 20:42 and 01:02. It will become accessible at around 20:42, when it rises 21° above your south-eastern horizon, and then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:50, 28° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:02 when it sinks to 22° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Antennae Galaxies
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Object Type
Galaxy
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Position
| Constellation: | Corvus |
| Magnitude: | 11.30 (V)[2] 10.91 (B)[1] |
| Hubble type: | SBm |
| Right Ascension: | 12h01m [1] |
| Declination: | -18°52' [1] |
| Distance: | 20.9 Mpc 68.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -20.30 |