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IC 2526 — Galaxy in Antlia

Galaxy Fair (29/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 12.8m Galaxy Antlia (Ant) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.81
Angular Size 2.1′ × 0.7′
Position Angle 56°
Distance 124.46 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0)
vF, S, R, *7.5 nf

Position & Identifiers

RA 09h 57m 03.0s
Dec -32° 15' 24.8"
Constellation Antlia (Ant)
Catalog IC 2526

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. 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 Jan – Mar (peak: Feb)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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IC 2526 · 2.1′×0.7′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

IC 2533
Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.97 1.2° Antlia
IC 2511
Hard+
Edge-on galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.24 1.7° Antlia
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Hard+
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Galaxy mag 13.0 2.0° Antlia
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Hard+
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Galaxy mag 12.56 2.1° Antlia
AG Ant
Medium
Variable star, range 5.3–5.7
Variable Star mag 5.34 5.6° Antlia
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Easy
Small bright planetary nebula
Planetary Nebula mag 8.0 8.4° Vela
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