Milky Way

Spiral Galaxy, the Milky Way, type SAB(s)bc (?), centered in Sagittarius

[Milky Way image]

RA:
17 : 45.6
Dec:
-28 : 56
Type:
SAB(s)bc I-II ?
RV:
0
Distance (of center):
30 kly
Apparent Dimension:
[360 deg: All around the sky]
Diameter:
100 kly
Brightness:
Abs. Mag:
-21:
Mass:
750000 million suns
As we are living within the disk of the Milky Way Galaxy, the objects of this galaxy are visible to every direction from us, and particularly concentrated in the Galactic plane and around the Galactic Center (of which the coordinates are given above).

Our image of the Milky Way was obtained by David Malin and is copyrighted © Australian Astronomical Observatory.

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