Messier : Pinwheel (Messier M101)

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-27
Astronomical night: 22:05 - 04:54 (GMT -5)
Pinwheel (Messier M101) Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk64°45° (Northeast)
SetDawn41°312° (Northwest)
Maximum elevation

00:07

76°

0° (North)

Elevation

Pinwheel (Messier M101) Celestial motion
Information about Pinwheel (Messier M101)

General information

NGC5457 is the galaxy at magnitude 8 that is placed in Ursa Major constellation and has apparent size of 14 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, galaxy is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-27, galaxy NGC5457 will be visible all night. At 22:05 the object will be placed at northeast, 64° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:54 when fade from view as dawn breaks northwest. Maximum elevation, 76° above horizon, will be reached at 00:07, when galaxy will be placed at north.
 

Pinwheel (Messier M101) on the sky map

Pinwheel (Messier M101) on the sky map
Object type

Galaxy

Alternative names

Pinwheel

Constellation

Ursa Major

Magnitude

8

Apparent size14'x14'
Right ascension14h 3m 12.583s
Declination54° 20′ 55.5″

Catalogues

Messier

M101

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC5457

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H III 11Double Star4.53
H V 9Double Star4.76
H N 116Double Star6.53
H N 63Double Star6.86