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IC 2554 — Galaxy in Carina

Galaxy Good (41/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 11.7m Galaxy Carina (Car) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.70
Angular Size 3.3′ × 1.3′
Position Angle 8°
Distance 65.57 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBbc)
cF, S, cE 10deg , N, spir

Position & Identifiers

RA 10h 08m 54.0s
Dec -67° 01' 60.0"
Constellation Carina (Car)
Catalog IC 2554

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+
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

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 2554 · 3.3′×1.3′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Hard+
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