About Whale Galaxy
Whale Galaxy is an uncommon galaxy. It sits in the constellation CVn and shines at apparent magnitude 9.24.
Home to hundreds of billions of stars — a universe unto itself.
Uncommon galaxy 28 EP
Whale Galaxy
RA 190.5334° · Dec 32.5415° · 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
- CVn
- dso type
- G
- hubble
- SBcd
- mag
- 9.24
- name
- Whale Galaxy
- named
- yes
How to see it
Look for Whale Galaxy in the constellation CVn. At apparent magnitude 9.24, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, Whale Galaxy 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 Whale Galaxy is an uncommon galaxy
Whale Galaxy 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.