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IC 2119 — Galaxy in Lepus

Galaxy Fair (34/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 13.8m Galaxy Lepus (Lep) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.84
Angular Size 1.2′ × 0.6′
Position Angle 54°
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBb)
eeF, pS, v diffic, 2 st 12.5 nr

Position & Identifiers

RA 05h 06m 51.0s
Dec -20° 20' 42.7"
Constellation Lepus (Lep)
Catalog IC 2119

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard V. hard Imp.
150mm Newt. V. hard+ V. hard+ V. hard
C8 203mm 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 Nov – Jan (peak: Dec)

4 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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IC 2119 · 1.2′×0.6′ · N up, E left

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6 Surface Brightness

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8 Inclination & True Shape

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Hard+
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