Galaxies Visible Tonight
Sky Map
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Celectial bearing and elevation at 19:16
This interactive skymap shows the positions of the brightest celestial objects tonight from your location. You can explore the sky by moving the map horizontally to see how stars, planets, and other key objects shift as the night progresses. It’s designed to help you quickly get oriented and find the most noticeable sights in the sky.
M32
Galaxy
A satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy, containing approximately 3 billion stars, located approximately 2.537 million light-years away.
NGC4490
Galaxy
NGC4490 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 9.72 in the constellation Canes Venatici, spanning approximately 6.7 arcseconds in the sky.
NGC4449
Galaxy
NGC4449 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 9.64 in the constellation Canes Venatici, spanning approximately 4.7 arcseconds in the sky.
M94
Galaxy
Spiral galaxy known for a high rate of star formation and prominent dust lanes.
Black Eye Galaxy (M64)
Galaxy
A spiral galaxy containing billions of stars, located approximately 19 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.
NGC4494
Galaxy
NGC4494 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 9.80 in the constellation Coma Berenices, spanning approximately 4.4 arcseconds in the sky.
NGC5195
Galaxy
NGC5195 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 9.58 in the constellation Canes Venatici, spanning approximately 5.5 arcseconds in the sky.
Whale Galaxy (NGC4631)
Galaxy
NGC4631 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 9.24 in the constellation Canes Venatici, spanning approximately 14.5 arcseconds in the sky.
M77
Galaxy
A barred spiral galaxy containing billions of stars, located approximately 47 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus.
Sunflower Galaxy (M63)
Galaxy
A spiral galaxy containing billions of stars, located approximately 30 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici.
NGC4214
Galaxy
NGC4214 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 9.77 in the constellation Canes Venatici, spanning approximately 6.8 arcseconds in the sky.
Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
Galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy, the nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, containing over a trillion stars, located approximately 2.537 million light-years away.
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
Galaxy
The Whirlpool Galaxy, a grand-design spiral galaxy containing over 100 billion stars, located approximately 23 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici.
Data Credits
The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.
For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.