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NGC 2258 — Galaxy in Camelopardalis

Galaxy Fair (29/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 13.0m Galaxy Camelopardalis (Cam) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.0
Angular Size 3.0′ × 1.9′
Position Angle 150°
Distance 185.63 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0)
F, 2 st 10-11 f

Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 47m 48.0s
Dec +74° 28' 60.0"
Constellation Camelopardalis (Cam)
Catalog NGC 2258

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+ Hard Hard
C8 203mm Medium Hard+ 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 2258 · 3.0′×1.9′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Galaxy mag 10.5 4.2° Camelopardalis
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Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.2 4.7° Camelopardalis
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Easy
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Open Cluster mag 4.2 6.4° Camelopardalis
NGC 2551
Medium
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.0 6.7° Camelopardalis
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