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NGC 1490 — Galaxy in Reticulum

Galaxy Fair (24/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 12.8m Galaxy Reticulum (Ret) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.79
Angular Size 1.4′ × 1.2′
Position Angle 131°
Distance 252.05 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E)
pB, S, vlE, pmbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 03h 53m 34.2s
Dec -66° 01' 05.2"
Constellation Reticulum (Ret)
Catalog NGC 1490

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard V. hard+ V. hard+
150mm Newt. Medium Hard+ Hard
C8 203mm Medium Medium Hard+
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
N E

NGC 1490 · 1.4′×1.2′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Hard+
Diffuse nebula
Diffuse Nebula mag 11.61 5.9° Dorado
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