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IC 2143 — Galaxy in Lepus

Galaxy Fair (39/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 12.6m Galaxy Lepus (Lep) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.57
Angular Size 1.9′ × 0.9′
Position Angle 99°
Distance 143.33 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBb)
eF, pS, vmE 45deg , 3 st sf

Position & Identifiers

RA 05h 46m 52.6s
Dec -18° 43' 35.0"
Constellation Lepus (Lep)
Catalog IC 2143

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. Hard+ Hard Hard
C8 203mm Medium Hard+ 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)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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IC 2143 · 1.9′×0.9′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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