---
title: "Circinus Galaxy"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/eso097-013"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. Circinus Galaxy [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/eso097-013"
---

# Circinus Galaxy

Circinus Galaxy is a spiral [galaxy](https://spacecatalog.org/galaxies) Sb in the constellation [Circinus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/circinus), shining at apparent magnitude 10.56 (V). Other catalogues list it as 2MASXJ 14130990-6520204, ESO-LV 970130 and IRAS 14092-6506, among 6 designations in total.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Spiral galaxy
- **HOW BIG ON THE SKY:** 8.7′ — About 0.3 of the full Moon's width.
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 10.56 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Circinus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/circinus) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Spiral galaxy Sb |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 10.56 |
| CONSTELLATION | Circinus |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 14h 13m 10.0s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −65° 20′ 21.2″ |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Hubble type | Sb |

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.02 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.56 |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 6.24 |
| Apparent magnitude (H band) | 5.35 |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 4.98 |
| Surface brightness | 24.94 mag/arcsec² |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Radial velocity | 434 km/s |
| Redshift (z) | 0.001449 |
| Redshift (z, CMB frame) | 0.00194433 |
| Major axis | 8.71′ |
| Minor axis | 4.27′ |
| Position angle | 37° |

### OTHER NAMES AND NUMBERS

The identifiers other catalogues file this object under, for anyone joining this data to theirs.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| OpenNGC type code | G |

## Also known as

- 2MASXJ: 2MASXJ 14130990-6520204
- Common name: Circinus Galaxy
- ESO-LV: ESO-LV 970130
- IRAS: IRAS 14092-6506
- OpenNGC: ESO097-013
- PGC: PGC 50779

## Source

[OpenNGC](https://github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-openngc

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. Circinus Galaxy \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/eso097-013

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_eso097-013,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{Circinus Galaxy}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/eso097-013},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from OpenNGC.}
}
```

OpenNGC — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/eso097-013