Messier Catalog » M33 — NGC 598 Triangulum/Pinwheel Galaxy
M33 Triangulum Galaxy
Another night of imaging to add to an ongoing project to image M33.
M33: The Triangulum Galaxy
M33, the Triangulum Galaxy, is sometimes mistakenly referred to as the Pinwheel Galaxy (that title is held by M101). It is one of the few galaxies visible to the naked eye.
Grand Cayman's M33: The Triangulum Galaxy
The portable Sky Watcher Star Adventurer GTi did a great job of tracking this target with no guiding.
RA
1h 33.9m
Dec
30°39
Magnitude
5.7 ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫
Size
73x45
Distance
3,000,000 light years
Season
🍂 Autumn
Difficulty
🔴 Hard