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IC 4296 — Galaxy in Centaurus

Galaxy Fair (25/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 10.6m Galaxy Centaurus (Cen) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 10.6
Angular Size 4.6′ × 2.4′
Position Angle 42°
Distance 176.02 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E)
pF, pS, R

Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 36m 39.0s
Dec -33° 57' 56.9"
Constellation Centaurus (Cen)
Catalog IC 4296

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium+ Medium Hard+
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Medium+
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Mar – May (peak: Apr)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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IC 4296 · 4.6′×2.4′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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3 Cen
Easy
Easy double, sep 7.8″
Double Star mag 4.56 3.3° Centaurus
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