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NGC 2205 — Galaxy in Pictor

Galaxy Fair (29/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 12.9m Galaxy Pictor (Pic) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.87
Angular Size 1.3′ × 1.0′
Position Angle 77°
Distance 390.68 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E-S0)
pF, S, R, bM

Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 10m 36.0s
Dec -62° 31' 60.0"
Constellation Pictor (Pic)
Catalog NGC 2205

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard V. hard+ V. hard+
150mm Newt. Hard+ 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 Nov – Jan (peak: Dec)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 2205 · 1.3′×1.0′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Hard+
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