✺ M83  M83 is a galaxy in Hydra. ........... .................. ....................... ...........:::::::::...... .........::+++:::::::::.... ...::....:+++:::::::::::::... ...:::..::+*:+*****::::::::... ..::::.::+*+*###*+*+::.::::.. ...::::::::*****+:*+::..:::... ...:::::::::::::+++:....::... ....:::::::::+++::......... ......:::::::::........... ....................... .................. ...........  Type Galaxy  Constellation Hydra  Magnitude 8.5  Apparent size 13′ × 11′  You need binoculars at least, from here   Known as  Messier M83  Dreyer NGC 5236  what it has been called: skymap.sh/M83/about  40.00,-83.00 now · 17° up in the SSW · mag 8.5 · ↑ 11:04 ↓ 19:19 ⌃ 15:11  Best in the next 12 months on 6 February 2027.  M83 is not visible from 40.00,-83.00: the sky is still too bright.  No window in the next 40 days from this latitude.  It clears the horizon between about 4°S and 70°S: Machu Picchu or Nazca.   You will find it in Hydra.   It spans 13 arcminutes.   Your sky here is about Bortle 7, bright, so for this you want binoculars at least, from here.   Best in the next 12 months: 2027-02-06, when it reaches 20° with 0.1 hours of darkness and the Moon 0%  lit.  Follow @skymapsh for skymap.sh updates