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IC 4374 — Galaxy in Hydra

Galaxy Fair (25/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 12.8m Galaxy Hydra (Hya) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.83
Angular Size 1.8′ × 1.4′
Position Angle 106°
Distance 304.37 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E-S0)
eeF, pS, R

Position & Identifiers

RA 14h 07m 30.0s
Dec -27° 01' 00.0"
Constellation Hydra (Hya)
Catalog IC 4374

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 Mar – May (peak: Apr)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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IC 4374 · 1.8′×1.4′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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