• Constellation: Triangulum
  • Right Ascension: 01h 33m 50.02s
  • Declination: +30° 39′ 36.7"
  • Distance: 3.2 million ly

Messier 33, or also called the Triangulum Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Triangulum. Sometimes it is referred to as the Pinwheel galaxy, but that name is more associated with Messier 101.  It is a member of the Local Group of galaxies and is possibly a satellite galaxy of Andromeda. The galaxy contains several large H II regions of molecular clouds visible as pinkish-red regions. It lies at distance of about 3 million light years away, and is home to an estimated 40 billion stars.

 

 

Imaged with the ED80cft refractor and ZWO 1600MMC mono camera.

  • Telescope: EDT 80mm Reftactor
  • Camera: ZWO 1600 MM