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NGC 1415 — Galaxy in Eridanus

Galaxy Fair (34/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 12.0m Galaxy Eridanus (Eri) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.0
Angular Size 3.7′ × 1.5′
Position Angle 141°
Distance 72.64 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0-a)
pB, S, lE, pglbM, * sf

Position & Identifiers

RA 03h 40m 56.9s
Dec -22° 33' 52.2"
Constellation Eridanus (Eri)
Catalog NGC 1415

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard+ Hard V. hard+
150mm Newt. Medium Medium Hard+
C8 203mm Medium+ Medium+ 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 1415 · 3.7′×1.5′ · N up, E left

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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 1426
Medium+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.4 0.6° Eridanus
NGC 1395
Medium+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.0 0.7° Eridanus
NGC 1439
Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.0 1.1° Eridanus
NGC 1385
Medium
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.2 2.1° Fornax
NGC 1360
Medium+
Planetary nebula — try an OIII filter
Planetary Nebula mag 9.40 3.7° Fornax
Tau Eri
HIP 15474; Tau4 Eridani; 16 Eridani
Hard+
Cool red giant
Double Star mag 3.69 5.0° Eridanus
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