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IC 4704 — Galaxy in Pavo

Galaxy Fair (30/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 12.0m Galaxy Pavo (Pav) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.02
Angular Size 2.7′ × 2.0′
Position Angle 165°
Distance 170.44 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E-S0)
cB, bM

Position & Identifiers

RA 18h 27m 54.0s
Dec -71° 37' 00.0"
Constellation Pavo (Pav)
Catalog IC 4704

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard+ Hard Hard
150mm Newt. Medium+ Medium Hard+
C8 203mm Easy 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 May – Jul (peak: Jun)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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IC 4704 · 2.7′×2.0′ · 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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