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IC 5240 — Galaxy in Grus

Galaxy Good (40/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 12.0m Galaxy Grus (Gru) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.0
Angular Size 3.2′ × 2.2′
Position Angle 96°
Distance 82.22 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBa)
pF, pL, R, F* sf

Position & Identifiers

RA 22h 41m 52.4s
Dec -44° 46' 01.9"
Constellation Grus (Gru)
Catalog IC 5240

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard Hard V. hard+
150mm Newt. Medium Hard+ Hard+
C8 203mm Medium+ Medium Medium
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 5240 · 3.2′×2.2′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Hard+
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Galaxy mag 12.32 5.5° Grus
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