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IC 4796 — Galaxy in Telescopium

Galaxy Fair (29/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 12.3m Galaxy Telescopium (Tel) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.30
Angular Size 1.9′ × 1.1′
Position Angle 133°
Distance 141.70 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0)
14m, bM, near edge of plate

Position & Identifiers

RA 18h 56m 30.0s
Dec -54° 13' 00.0"
Constellation Telescopium (Tel)
Catalog IC 4796

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 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 4796 · 1.9′×1.1′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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