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IC 2056 — Galaxy in Reticulum

Galaxy Fair (39/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 12.0m Galaxy Reticulum (Ret) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.0
Angular Size 1.9′ × 1.6′
Position Angle 14°
Distance 53.02 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (Sbc)
F, pL, R, bM

Position & Identifiers

RA 04h 16m 24.5s
Dec -60° 12' 24.5"
Constellation Reticulum (Ret)
Catalog IC 2056

2How easy to spot?

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

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Oct – Dec (peak: Nov)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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IC 2056 · 1.9′×1.6′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Easy
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Galaxy mag 10.5 3.3° Reticulum
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Medium
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Galaxy mag 11.6 4.1° Dorado
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Medium+
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 10.92 7.3° Dorado
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