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IC 4772 — Galaxy in Lyra

Galaxy Fair (25/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 15.0m Galaxy Lyra (Lyr) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 15.0
Angular Size 0.6′ × 0.5′
Position Angle 10°
Distance 331.19 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E)
eF, eS; 6685 f 2s , 2'.7 s

Position & Identifiers

RA 18h 39m 56.5s
Dec +40° 01' 35.0"
Constellation Lyra (Lyr)
Catalog IC 4772

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard V. hard V. hard
150mm Newt. V. hard+ V. hard+ V. hard
C8 203mm V. hard+ V. hard+ V. hard+
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Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

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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 4772 · 0.6′×0.5′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

XY Lyr
Medium
Semi-regular variable, range 5.8–6.3
Variable Star mag 6.04 0.5° Lyra
Epsilon¹ Lyr
Medium+
Tight double — a rewarding split at 2.2″
Double Star mag 5.06 0.9° Lyra
Vega
HIP 91262; Alpha Lyrae; 3 Lyrae
Easy
Bright naked-eye star, mag 0.0
Star mag 0.03 1.4° Lyra
NGC 6703
Medium+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.4 5.7° Lyra
NGC 6702
Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.2 5.8° Lyra
M57
NGC 6720
Easy
Planetary nebula — try an OIII filter
Planetary Nebula mag 9.0 7.5° Lyra
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