Caldwell 3
C3
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Object
- Type (NASA)
- Barred Spiral Galaxy
- Distance from Earth
- 11,700,000 light-years
- Apparent magnitude
- 9.6 mag
- NASA description
- This barred spiral galaxy was first spotted by British astronomer William Herschel in April 1793 in the constellation Draco.
Source:NASA Hubble (Messier/Caldwell catalogs) · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Related
Constellation
In everyday life
- Light from this object takes about 11,700,000 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left 11,700,000 years ago (official distance ÷ speed of light).
- At magnitude 9.6 it is fainter than the naked-eye limit (about 6) — you need binoculars or a telescope.
- It lies in Draco — find the constellation first to know where to look.