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IC 4653 — Galaxy in Ara

Galaxy Fair (29/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 12.6m Galaxy Ara Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.55
Angular Size 1.6′ × 1.0′
Position Angle 51°
Distance 83.69 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0-a)
eeF, eS, bM, eF, * vnr, susp

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 27m 06.0s
Dec -60° 52' 60.0"
Constellation Ara
Catalog IC 4653

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard V. hard+ V. hard+
150mm Newt. Medium 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 May – Jul (peak: Jun)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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IC 4653 · 1.6′×1.0′ · 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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Variable Star mag 5.92 7.9° Ara
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