Sextans Dwarf Spheroidal (PGC 88608)
Also known as Sextans Dwarf Spheroidal · PGC 88608
Sextans Dwarf Spheroidal (PGC 88608) is a galaxy in the constellation Sextans, about 293,540 light-years from Earth.
Facts
| Type | Galaxy (shape dSph) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sextans |
| Position (J2000) | 10h 13m 02s, −1° 36′ |
| Distance | 293,540 light-years (its light set off about 293,540 years ago) |
| Brightness | magnitude 10.4 (smaller is brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6) |
| Size on the sky | 52.2′ × 52.2′ (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 | 939 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Sextans Dwarf Spheroidal (PGC 88608) is highest in the sky at midnight in February. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 68° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 38°. To see it you need a small telescope.
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