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NGC 1569 — Galaxy in Camelopardalis

Galaxy Fair (39/100)

Irregular

Magnitude 11.2m Galaxy Camelopardalis (Cam) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.2
Angular Size 3.9′ × 2.2′
Position Angle 119°
Galaxy Type Irregular (IB)
pB, S, lE, BNM, *9.5 n 1'

Position & Identifiers

RA 04h 30m 48.0s
Dec +64° 50' 60.0"
Constellation Camelopardalis (Cam)
Catalog NGC 1569

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard+ Hard+ Hard
150mm Newt. Medium+ Medium+ Medium
C8 203mm Easy Medium+ Medium+
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
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NGC 1569 · 3.9′×2.2′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

Alpha Cam
Easy
Hot blue O-type star
Star mag 4.29 2.8° Camelopardalis
Kemble's Cascade Cluster
NGC 1502
Easy
Rich open cluster
Open Cluster mag 5.7 3.6° Camelopardalis
ST Cam
Easy
Mira-type variable, range 6.3–8.5
Variable Star mag 7.00 3.9° Camelopardalis
IC 356
Hard+
Galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.0 5.4° Camelopardalis
IC 342
Medium
Galaxy
Galaxy mag 9.0 5.5° Camelopardalis
NGC 1560
Medium
Edge-on galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.5 7.0° Camelopardalis
NGC 1343
Hard+
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.3 9.0° Cassiopeia
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