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NGC 1167 — Galaxy in Perseus

Galaxy Fair (38/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 12.3m Galaxy Perseus (Per) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.3
Angular Size 1.8′ × 1.4′
Position Angle 70°
Distance 230.68 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0)
vF, pL, R, spmbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 03h 01m 42.0s
Dec +35° 12' 00.0"
Constellation Perseus (Per)
Catalog NGC 1167

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 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 Oct – Dec (peak: Nov)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 1167 · 1.8′×1.4′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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