About Miniature Spiral
Miniature Spiral is an uncommon galaxy. It sits in the constellation UMa and shines at apparent magnitude 12.48.
Home to hundreds of billions of stars — a universe unto itself.
Uncommon galaxy 28 EP
Miniature Spiral
RA 177.9484° · Dec 48.6831° · openngc
Score breakdown
· 2 badgesUncommon 33 pts → Rare
- Galaxy +20
- Has a proper name +8
Total score 28
5 more points to reach Rare.
Badges
- Galaxy · +20
- Has a proper name · +8
Trivia
How we found it
- Named. Notable enough to have earned a proper name, not just a catalogue number.
Cosmic context
- Scale. Home to hundreds of billions of stars — a universe unto itself.
Properties
- constellation
- UMa
- dso type
- G
- hubble
- E
- mag
- 12.48
- name
- Miniature Spiral
- named
- yes
How to see it
Look for Miniature Spiral in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 12.48, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, Miniature Spiral is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
Why Miniature Spiral is an uncommon galaxy
Miniature Spiral scores 28 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Galaxy and Has a proper name — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.