Southern Pinwheel (M83)

Southern Pinwheel (M83) — galaxy, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Southern Pinwheel (M83) in an interactive 3D view of space. See its catalogue position, distance and astronomical facts.

A blazing face-on barred spiral strung with pink star-forming knots, near enough that its individual giant nebulae and star clusters resolve in a backyard telescope.

Type

Barred spiral (SAB(s)c)

Distance

15 million light-years

Note

Six supernovae recorded — a record-holder

Explore Southern Pinwheel (M83) in 3D

Southern Pinwheel (M83) is placed in three-dimensional space using catalogue coordinates and an adopted astronomical distance. Rotate and zoom to explore the model. Stellar surfaces, gas structure and dust depths may be reconstructed or illustrative, as described in its facts; this is not live imagery from a telescope.