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NGC 1700 — Galaxy in Eridanus

Galaxy Fair (31/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 11.0m Galaxy Eridanus (Eri) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.0
Angular Size 3.1′ × 2.0′
Position Angle 87°
Distance 182.55 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E4)
cB, S, mbM*

Position & Identifiers

RA 04h 56m 56.3s
Dec -04° 51' 56.9"
Constellation Eridanus (Eri)
Catalog NGC 1700

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium Medium Hard+
150mm Newt. Easy Medium+ Medium+
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
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 1700 · 3.1′×2.0′ · N up, E left

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Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

62 Eri
Easy
Colorful double, sep 66.1″
Double Star mag 5.51 0.3° Eridanus
NGC 1684
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 2.1° Orion
66 Eri
Medium
Variable star, range 5.1–5.6
Variable Star mag 5.12 2.5° Eridanus
NGC 1788
Medium+
Reflection nebula around a bright star
Reflection Nebula mag 5.80 2.9° Orion
NGC 1726
Medium
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.1 3.0° Eridanus
NGC 1653
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 3.7° Eridanus
NGC 1638
Medium
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.1 4.9° Eridanus
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