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NGC 1343 — Galaxy in Cassiopeia

Galaxy Good (43/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 12.3m Galaxy Cassiopeia (Cas) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.3
Angular Size 2.4′ × 1.1′
Position Angle 79°
Distance 102.64 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SABb)
F, vS, iR, gbM, D* vnr

Position & Identifiers

RA 03h 37m 48.0s
Dec +72° 34' 00.0"
Constellation Cassiopeia (Cas)
Catalog NGC 1343

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard V. hard+ V. hard
150mm Newt. Hard+ Hard+ Hard
C8 203mm Medium Medium Hard+
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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 1343 · 2.4′×1.1′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Galaxy mag 11.2 9.0° Camelopardalis
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