Galaxy

Spindle Galaxy

M102 · NGC 5866 · PGC 53933 · UGC 9723

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Object data

Name: Spindle Galaxy
Designation: M102
Also known as: NGC 5866, PGC 53933, UGC 9723
Type: Galaxy
Constellation: Draco
RA (J2000): 15h 06m 29s
Dec (J2000): +55° 45′ 48″
Magnitude: 9.9
Apparent size: 6.3 × 2.7′
Catalogue: Messier
Reference: Wikipedia

Catalogue values from OpenNGC (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Best months to observe

From 51.5°N: best May to June, peaking at 84° at 22:00. Circumpolar - never sets.

January: 22 degrees at 22:00
February: 32 degrees at 22:00
March: 44 degrees at 22:00
April: 60 degrees at 22:00
May: 76 degrees at 22:00
June: 84 degrees at 22:00
July: 68 degrees at 22:00
August: 51 degrees at 22:00
September: 36 degrees at 22:00
October: 25 degrees at 22:00
November: 19 degrees at 22:00
December: 17 degrees at 22:00

Your latitude

Degrees north, negative for south. Recomputed in your browser and remembered on this device.

Altitude at 22:00 local time on the 15th of each month. Twilight, moon and weather are your problem.