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NGC 1025 — Galaxy in Horologium

Galaxy Good (43/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 13.4m Galaxy Horologium (Hor) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.36
Angular Size 0.9′ × 0.6′
Position Angle 15°
Distance 295.50 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (Sb)
eF, S, R, p of 2

Position & Identifiers

RA 02h 36m 18.0s
Dec -54° 52' 00.0"
Constellation Horologium (Hor)
Catalog NGC 1025

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 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 Sep – Nov (peak: Oct)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 1025 · 0.9′×0.6′ · N up, E left

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