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IC 3927 — Galaxy in Hydra

Galaxy Fair (25/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 12.9m Galaxy Hydra (Hya) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.88
Angular Size 1.3′ × 1.1′
Position Angle 166°
Distance 226.75 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E-S0)
vF, vS, *10 np, *7 s 10'

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 58m 10.4s
Dec -22° 52' 33.6"
Constellation Hydra (Hya)
Catalog IC 3927

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 Medium 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 3927 · 1.3′×1.1′ · N up, E left

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