🔭 M33 — Triangulum/Pinwheel Galaxy

Galaxy in Triangulum

M33, Triangulum/Pinwheel Galaxy is a galaxy in the constellation Triangulum, with an apparent magnitude of about 5.7, roughly 2,725 thousand light-years away.

Data

Catalogue designation	M33
Common name	Triangulum/Pinwheel Galaxy
Object type	Galaxy
Constellation	Triangulum
NGC / IC	NGC 598
Apparent magnitude	5.7
Distance (approx.)	2,725 thousand light-years

What a galaxy is

A vast, gravitationally-bound system of stars, gas and dust — from small irregular collections to giant spirals containing a trillion suns. Most Messier galaxies are island universes far beyond the Milky Way.

Data: Messier catalogue & IAU constellations, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.