Backward Galaxy - unbarred spiral galaxy
Backward Galaxy , is a unbarred spiral located in the constellation Centaurus .
Backward Galaxy is magnitude 12.6*, is 200 million light-years away, and is 1.7' x 1.6' in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.
- Name:
- Backward Galaxy
- Type:
- unbarred spiral galaxy
- Magnitude (m):
- 12.6
- Distance (Mly):
- 200 Mly
- Size:
- 1.7' x 1.6''
- Constellation:
- Centaurus
- NGC:
- NGC 4622
* One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.
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