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IC 1336 — Galaxy in Capricornus

Galaxy Fair (22/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 15.0m Galaxy Capricornus (Cap) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 15.0
Angular Size 0.9′ × 0.5′
Position Angle 44°
Distance 390.70 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0-a)
vF, S, dif, F* f

Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 55m 04.9s
Dec -18° 02' 19.3"
Constellation Capricornus (Cap)
Catalog IC 1336

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 Jun – Aug (peak: Jul)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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IC 1336 · 0.9′×0.5′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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