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NGC 1553 — Galaxy in Dorado

Galaxy Good (46/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 9.5m Galaxy Dorado (Dor) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 9.5
Angular Size 6.2′ × 4.3′
Position Angle 150°
Distance 56.24 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0)
vB, pS, R, gmbM, am 3 st; a Dneb

Position & Identifiers

RA 04h 16m 12.0s
Dec -55° 46' 60.0"
Constellation Dorado (Dor)
Catalog NGC 1553

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Easy Medium+ Medium+
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Easy
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy 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 1553 · 6.2′×4.3′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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