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NGC 1544 — Galaxy in Cepheus

Galaxy Fair (24/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 14.0m Galaxy Cepheus (Cep) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 14.0
Angular Size 1.1′ × 0.9′
Position Angle 121°
Distance 210.46 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0-a)
vF, vS

Position & Identifiers

RA 05h 02m 36.1s
Dec +86° 13' 20.3"
Constellation Cepheus (Cep)
Catalog NGC 1544

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard+ V. hard V. hard
150mm Newt. Hard V. hard+ V. hard+
C8 203mm Hard Hard V. hard+
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Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Nov – Jan (peak: Dec)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 1544 · 1.1′×0.9′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Easy
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Medium
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Medium
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.9 9.7° Camelopardalis
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