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IC 3831 — Galaxy in Corvus

Galaxy Fair (25/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 14.0m Galaxy Corvus (Crv) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 14.0
Angular Size 1.5′ × 1.1′
Position Angle 138°
Distance 180.04 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0)
F, vS, R, bM, 7th of 7

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 51m 18.0s
Dec -14° 34' 00.0"
Constellation Corvus (Crv)
Catalog IC 3831

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 Feb – Apr (peak: Mar)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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IC 3831 · 1.5′×1.1′ · 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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Galaxy mag 13.0 0.9° Corvus
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Medium
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Galaxy mag 12.1 1.7° Virgo
NGC 4856
Easy
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Galaxy mag 10.4 2.0° Virgo
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Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.7 2.2° Corvus
Psi Vir
Easy
Cool red giant
Double Star mag 4.79 5.1° Virgo
NGC 4361
Hard+
Planetary nebula — try an OIII filter
Planetary Nebula mag 10.0 7.7° Corvus
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