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NGC 1090 — Galaxy in Cetus

Galaxy Good (50/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 11.9m Galaxy Cetus (Cet) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.9
Angular Size 3.3′ × 1.5′
Position Angle 101°
Distance 129.63 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (Sbc)
vF, pL, iR, bM

Position & Identifiers

RA 02h 46m 33.9s
Dec -00° 14' 49.9"
Constellation Cetus (Cet)
Catalog NGC 1090

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard V. hard+ V. hard
150mm Newt. Medium Hard+ Hard
C8 203mm Medium Medium Hard+
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 Sep – Nov (peak: Oct)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 1090 · 3.3′×1.5′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Easy
Mira-type variable, range 2.0–10.1
Variable Star mag 3.04 7.3° Cetus
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