Antennae Galaxies

Scientific overview

Antennae Galaxies is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Corvus. It shines at apparent magnitude 10.2 and spans about 5.42 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Medium telescope

Recommended equipment

≈ 150–200 mm telescope

Best observed

Spring (S. evening sky)

Best hemisphere

Southern

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

RA / Dec

12.0314h / -18.8676°

Hemisphere

Southern

Season

Spring

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
Antennae GalaxiesC 61 · NGC 4039	Barred spiral galaxy	11.04	5.36

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.

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