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IC 4874 — Galaxy in Telescopium

Galaxy Fair (35/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 13.9m Galaxy Telescopium (Tel) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.87
Angular Size 1.4′ × 0.8′
Position Angle 54°
Distance 261.91 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SABb)
F, S, R, F* M

Position & Identifiers

RA 19h 36m 24.0s
Dec -47° 16' 00.0"
Constellation Telescopium (Tel)
Catalog IC 4874

2How easy to spot?

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

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Jun – Aug (peak: Jul)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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IC 4874 · 1.4′×0.8′ · N up, E left

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