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IC 4441 — Galaxy in Lupus

Galaxy Fair (36/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 11.8m Galaxy Lupus (Lup) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.84
Angular Size 1.9′ × 1.5′
Position Angle 83°
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SABb)
pF, pS, R

Position & Identifiers

RA 14h 31m 38.6s
Dec -43° 25' 06.2"
Constellation Lupus (Lup)
Catalog IC 4441

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard Hard V. hard+
150mm Newt. Medium Hard+ Hard+
C8 203mm Medium+ Medium Medium
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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 4441 · 1.9′×1.5′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Medium
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Galaxy mag 12.37 5.9° Centaurus
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Easy
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Medium
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Variable Star mag 5.59 9.1° Lupus
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