Caldwell 72
C72
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Object
- Type (NASA)
- Irregular/Dwarf Spiral Galaxy
- Distance from Earth
- 6,500,000 light-years
- Apparent magnitude
- 7.8 mag
- NASA description
- This galaxy is similar to, but smaller than, the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Source:NASA Hubble (Messier/Caldwell catalogs) · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Related
Constellation
In everyday life
- Light from this object takes about 6,500,000 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left 6,500,000 years ago (official distance ÷ speed of light).
- At magnitude 7.8 it is fainter than the naked-eye limit (about 6) — you need binoculars or a telescope.
- It lies in Sculptor — find the constellation first to know where to look.
Worked out from this object's official values.