Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte
Also known as PGC000143
Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte is a galaxy in the constellation Cetus, about 3.2 million light-years from Earth.
Dwarf galaxy in our Local Group
Facts
| Type | Galaxy (shape dIrr) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Position (J2000) | 0h 01m 58s, −15° 27′ |
| Distance | 3.2 million light-years (its light set off about 3.2 million years ago) |
| Brightness | magnitude 11.1 (smaller is brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6) |
| Size on the sky | 11.5′ × 4′ (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 | 808 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte is highest in the sky at midnight in September. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 55° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 25°. 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.
More in Cetus
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Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · OpenNGC · Data sources & credits