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NGC 1209 — Galaxy in Eridanus

Galaxy Fair (35/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 11.4m Galaxy Eridanus (Eri) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.4
Angular Size 2.2′ × 0.9′
Position Angle 83°
Distance 122.21 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E)
B, S, cE, psbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 03h 06m 03.0s
Dec -15° 36' 40.7"
Constellation Eridanus (Eri)
Catalog NGC 1209

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium Hard+ Hard
150mm Newt. Easy Medium+ Medium
C8 203mm Easy Easy Medium+
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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 1209 · 2.2′×0.9′ · N up, E left

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Nearby in the Sky

Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 1199
Medium+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.5 0.6° Eridanus
NGC 1172
Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.0 1.3° Eridanus
NGC 1162
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 3.6° Eridanus
NGC 1200
Hard
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 3.7° Eridanus
Z Eri
Medium+
Semi-regular variable, range 6.2–7.2
Variable Star mag 6.90 5.4° Eridanus
Tau Eri
HIP 15474; Tau4 Eridani; 16 Eridani
Hard+
Cool red giant
Double Star mag 3.69 6.9° Eridanus
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