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NGC 1573 — Galaxy in Camelopardalis

Galaxy Fair (25/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 14.0m Galaxy Camelopardalis (Cam) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 14.0
Angular Size 1.9′ × 1.3′
Position Angle 35°
Distance 196.34 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E)
vF, S, *9.5 f

Position & Identifiers

RA 04h 35m 04.0s
Dec +73° 15' 44.6"
Constellation Camelopardalis (Cam)
Catalog NGC 1573

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 Oct – Dec (peak: Nov)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 1573 · 1.9′×1.3′ · 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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Hard+
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Galaxy mag 11.0 4.1° Camelopardalis
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Easy
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Variable Star mag 7.00 5.3° Camelopardalis
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Medium
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Galaxy mag 9.0 6.5° Camelopardalis
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