Cartwheel Galaxy
Cartwheel Galaxy is an emission-line galaxy in the constellation Sculptor, about 407.7 million light-years from Earth.
Ring galaxy formed by a collision
Facts
| Type | Emission-line galaxy (shape 7.5) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Position (J2000) | 0h 37m 41s, −33° 42′ |
| Distance | 407.7 million light-years (its light set off about 407.7 million years ago) |
| Size on the sky | 0.8′ × 0.5′ (the full Moon is about 31′) |
| Filter | No filter (It shines in starlight of every colour, so a nebula filter would only dim it; a dark sky helps more.) |
| Redshift | z = 0.02976 |
| Studied in | 318 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Cartwheel Galaxy is highest in the sky at midnight in September. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 36° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 6°.
Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.
For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.
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Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · Data sources & credits