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IC 2559 — Galaxy in Antlia

Galaxy Fair (39/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 13.6m Galaxy Antlia (Ant) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.57
Angular Size 1.7′ × 0.5′
Position Angle 17°
Distance 138.39 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBb)
eF, S, lE 10deg , cbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 10h 14m 45.4s
Dec -34° 03' 31.7"
Constellation Antlia (Ant)
Catalog IC 2559

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 V. hard+ V. hard
C8 203mm Hard 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 Jan – Mar (peak: Feb)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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IC 2559 · 1.7′×0.5′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

IC 2560
Hard+
Barred spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.06 0.6° Antlia
IC 2552
Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.06 1.1° Antlia
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Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.21 1.6° Antlia
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Hard
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Galaxy mag 12.7 2.5° Antlia
AG Ant
Medium
Variable star, range 5.3–5.7
Variable Star mag 5.34 5.1° Antlia
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NGC 3132
Easy
Small bright planetary nebula
Planetary Nebula mag 8.0 6.6° Vela
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