Little Sombrero Galaxy - spiral galaxy
Little Sombrero Galaxy , is a spiral located in the constellation Pegasus .
Little Sombrero Galaxy is magnitude 11.6*, is 40 million light-years away, and is 5.5' x 2.3' in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.
- Name:
- Little Sombrero Galaxy
- Type:
- spiral galaxy
- Magnitude (m):
- 11.6
- Distance (Mly):
- 40 Mly
- Size:
- 5.5' x 2.3''
- Constellation:
- Pegasus
* One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.
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