Antennae Galaxies - galaxy pair galaxy
Antennae Galaxies , is a galaxy pair located in the constellation Corvus .
Antennae Galaxies is magnitude 11.2*, is 45 million light-years away, and is 5.2' x 3.1' in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.
- Name:
- Antennae Galaxies
- Type:
- galaxy pair galaxy
- Magnitude (m):
- 11.2
- Distance (Mly):
- 45 Mly
- Size:
- 5.2' x 3.1''
- Constellation:
- Corvus
- Caldwell #:
- C60/61
* One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.
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