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NGC 1055 — Galaxy in Cetus

Galaxy Good (55/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 10.6m Galaxy Cetus (Cet) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 10.6
Angular Size 6.9′ × 3.5′
Position Angle 104°
Distance 46.36 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBb)
pF, cL, iE 80deg , bM, *11 n 1'

Position & Identifiers

RA 02h 41m 45.2s
Dec +00° 26' 35.5"
Constellation Cetus (Cet)
Catalog NGC 1055

2How easy to spot?

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

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

Easy 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 1055 · 6.9′×3.5′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Medium
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Galaxy mag 12.0 3.2° Cetus
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Easy
Mira-type variable, range 2.0–10.1
Variable Star mag 3.04 6.6° Cetus
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