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IC 5179 — Galaxy in Grus

Galaxy Good (45/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 11.9m Galaxy Grus (Gru) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.9
Angular Size 1.0′ × 0.5′
Position Angle 61°
Distance 159.25 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (Sbc)
vF, L, R, * nr s; B* sp

Position & Identifiers

RA 22h 16m 09.1s
Dec -36° 50' 37.3"
Constellation Grus (Gru)
Catalog IC 5179

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard+ V. hard Imp.
150mm Newt. Hard+ Hard V. hard+
C8 203mm Hard+ Hard+ Hard
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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 5179 · 1.0′×0.5′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Galaxy mag 12.1 5.7° Piscis Austrinus
Pi Gru
HIP 110478; Pi Gruis
Easy
Semi-regular variable, range 5.4–6.7
Variable Star mag 6.62 9.2° Grus
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