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NGC 1201 — Galaxy in Fornax

Galaxy Fair (39/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 10.6m Galaxy Fornax (For) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 10.6
Angular Size 3.4′ × 2.0′
Position Angle 8°
Distance 79.22 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E-S0)
cB, pS, vlE, r, S* nr

Position & Identifiers

RA 03h 04m 06.0s
Dec -26° 04' 00.0"
Constellation Fornax (For)
Catalog NGC 1201

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium+ Medium Hard+
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Medium+
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
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 1201 · 3.4′×2.0′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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