Spiral galaxy · Circinus
ESO 97-13 Circinus Galaxy
mag 10.68.7′ across
About
ESO 97-13, the Circinus Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy of magnitude 10.6 in Circinus, about 8.7′ across.
How to find it
- ESO 97-13 is in the constellation Circinus.
- Best evenings: around early June it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from south of 15° N.
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What you will see
- EyesNot visible to the naked eye.
- Binoculars (10×50)Too faint for binoculars.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)Very hard or out of reach: it needs a dark sky and a larger telescope, or a camera.
For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.
Facts
| Designations | ESO 97-13, PGC 50779 |
|---|---|
| Type | Spiral galaxy (Sb) |
| Magnitude | 10.6The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Apparent size | 8.7′ × 4.3′position angle 37°; the full Moon is 31′ across |
| Surface brightness | 24.9 mag/arcsec²Average over its disc, in the blue band: the lower the number, the easier it is to see. |
| Constellation | Circinus |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 13m 10.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −65° 20′ 21″ |
Sources and credits
Catalog data: OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0, and d3-celestial by Olaf Frohn, BSD 3-Clause. All data sources →