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IC 5086 — Galaxy in Microscopium

Galaxy Fair (21/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 12.8m Galaxy Microscopium (Mic) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.84
Angular Size 1.8′ × 1.6′
Position Angle 41°
Distance 277.69 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E-S0)
eeF, pS, R, F* f

Position & Identifiers

RA 21h 08m 30.0s
Dec -29° 46' 00.0"
Constellation Microscopium (Mic)
Catalog IC 5086

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard V. hard+ V. hard+
150mm Newt. Hard+ Hard+ Hard
C8 203mm Medium Medium Hard+
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Jul – Sep (peak: Aug)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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IC 5086 · 1.8′×1.6′ · N up, E left

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