About Coma Pinwheel,Virgo Cluster Pinwheel
Coma Pinwheel,Virgo Cluster Pinwheel is a rare galaxy. It sits in the constellation Com and shines at apparent magnitude 9.84.
Home to hundreds of billions of stars — a universe unto itself.
Rare galaxy 40 EP
Coma Pinwheel,Virgo Cluster Pinwheel
RA 184.7067° · Dec 14.4165° · openngc
Score breakdown
· 3 badgesRare 46 pts → Epic
- Galaxy +20
- Messier object +12
- Has a proper name +8
Total score 40
6 more points to reach Epic.
Badges
- Galaxy · +20
- Messier object · +12
- 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
- Com
- dso type
- G
- hubble
- Sc
- mag
- 9.84
- messier
- yes
- messier number
- 099
- name
- Coma Pinwheel,Virgo Cluster Pinwheel
- named
- yes
How to see it
Look for Coma Pinwheel,Virgo Cluster Pinwheel in the constellation Com. At apparent magnitude 9.84, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, Coma Pinwheel,Virgo Cluster Pinwheel 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 Coma Pinwheel,Virgo Cluster Pinwheel is a rare galaxy
Coma Pinwheel,Virgo Cluster Pinwheel scores 40 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Galaxy, Messier object 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.