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NGC 160 — Galaxy in Andromeda

Galaxy Fair (38/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 12.4m Galaxy Andromeda (And) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.4
Angular Size 2.0′ × 0.9′
Position Angle 46°
Distance 244.76 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0-a)
vF, vS, stell, *8, 17deg , 4'

Position & Identifiers

RA 00h 36m 04.1s
Dec +23° 57' 28.4"
Constellation Andromeda (And)
Catalog NGC 160

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

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Aug – Oct (peak: Sep)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 160 · 2.0′×0.9′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Galaxy mag 12.1 3.8° Andromeda
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Hard+
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Galaxy mag 13.0 6.5° Andromeda
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