NGC 1399

Galaxy Good (42/100)

Elliptical

NGC 1399 Galaxy Fornax (For) Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Dark skies recommended

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Properties

Magnitude 9.9

Angular Size 8.5′ × 7.7′

Position Angle 150°

Distance 66.42 million ly

Galaxy Type Elliptical (E1)

Description

glob. cl. , vB, pL, psbM, rr

Position & Identifiers

RA 03h 38m 30.0s

Dec -35° 27' 00.0"

Constellation Fornax (For)

Catalog NGC 1399

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80x TFOV: 0.6° Lim. mag: 14.2

Seeing Bortle

NGC 1399 · 8.5′×7.7′ · N up, E left

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