Galaxies Visible Tonight
Sky Map
Celectial bearing and elevation at 21:58
This interactive skymap shows the positions of the brightest celestial objects tonight from your location. You can explore the sky by moving the map horizontally to see how stars, planets, and other key objects shift as the night progresses. It’s designed to help you quickly get oriented and find the most noticeable sights in the sky.
M32
Galaxy
A satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy, containing approximately 3 billion stars, located approximately 2.537 million light-years away.
M77
Galaxy
A barred spiral galaxy containing billions of stars, located approximately 47 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus.
Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
Galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy, the nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, containing over a trillion stars, located approximately 2.537 million light-years away.
NGC0147
Galaxy
NGC0147 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 9.72 in the constellation Cassiopeia, spanning approximately 9.4 arcseconds in the sky.
M74
Galaxy
A spiral galaxy containing billions of stars, located approximately 32 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces.
Triangulum Galaxy (M33)
Galaxy
The Triangulum Galaxy, a spiral galaxy containing approximately 40 billion stars, located approximately 3 million light-years away.
Fireworks Galaxy (NGC6946)
Galaxy
NGC6946 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 9.05 in the constellation Cygnus, spanning approximately 11.4 arcseconds in the sky.
NGC0185
Galaxy
NGC0185 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 9.20 in the constellation Cassiopeia, spanning approximately 12.9 arcseconds in the sky.
M101
Galaxy
M101 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 7.90 in the constellation Ursa Major, spanning approximately 24 arcseconds in the sky.
IC0342
Galaxy
IC0342 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 9.68 in the constellation Camelopardalis, spanning approximately 19.8 arcseconds in the sky.
Data Credits
The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.
For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.