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IC 5181 — Galaxy in Grus

Galaxy Fair (31/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 11.7m Galaxy Grus (Gru) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.7
Angular Size 2.6′ × 0.9′
Position Angle 73°
Distance 93.98 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0)
no descr

Position & Identifiers

RA 22h 13m 21.7s
Dec -46° 01' 03.4"
Constellation Grus (Gru)
Catalog IC 5181

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard+ Hard+ Hard
150mm Newt. Medium+ Medium+ Medium
C8 203mm Easy Medium+ Medium+
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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 5181 · 2.6′×0.9′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Easy
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Star mag 1.74 1.3° Grus
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Medium
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Galaxy mag 10.5 1.3° Grus
Pi Gru
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Easy
Semi-regular variable, range 5.4–6.7
Variable Star mag 6.62 1.6° Grus
NGC 7166
Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.8 3.5° Grus
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