Triangulum Galaxy (M33)
Also known as M33 · M 33 · Triangulum Galaxy · NGC 598 · Triangulum Pinwheel
Triangulum Galaxy (M33) is a galaxy in the constellation Triangulum, about 2.78 million light-years from Earth.
Facts
| Type | Galaxy (shape SA(s)cd) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Triangulum |
| Position (J2000) | 1h 33m 50s, +30° 39′ |
| Distance | 2.78 million light-years (its light set off about 2.78 million years ago) |
| Brightness | magnitude 5.72 (smaller is brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6) |
| Size on the sky | 60.3′ × 35.5′ (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.) |
| Studied in | 6,313 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Triangulum Galaxy (M33) is highest in the sky at midnight in October. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 79° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 71°. To see it you need the naked eye from a dark site.
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) · OpenNGC · Data sources & credits