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IC 1208 — Galaxy in Corona Borealis

Galaxy Fair (20/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 15.0m Galaxy Corona Borealis (CrB) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 15.0
Angular Size 1.2′ × 0.3′
Position Angle 95°
Distance 449.92 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0-a)
vF, *7 105" n

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 15m 47.9s
Dec +36° 31' 38.3"
Constellation Corona Borealis (CrB)
Catalog IC 1208

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard V. hard V. hard
150mm Newt. V. hard+ V. hard V. hard
C8 203mm V. hard+ V. hard+ V. hard
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Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Apr – Jun (peak: May)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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IC 1208 · 1.2′×0.3′ · N up, E left

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