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IC 5017 — Galaxy in Indus

Galaxy Fair (29/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 13.9m Galaxy Indus (Ind) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.92
Angular Size 1.0′ × 0.5′
Position Angle 175°
Distance 351.64 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0)
bM, mag 14.5

Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 32m 06.0s
Dec -57° 34' 60.0"
Constellation Indus (Ind)
Catalog IC 5017

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 Hard 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 5017 · 1.0′×0.5′ · N up, E left

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