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NGC 24 — Galaxy in Sculptor

Galaxy Good (52/100)

Spiral

Magnitude 11.5m Galaxy Sculptor (Scl) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.5
Angular Size 6.2′ × 2.4′
Position Angle 44°
Distance 25.66 million ly
Galaxy Type Spiral (Sc)
vF, cL, mE, gbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 00h 09m 56.5s
Dec -24° 57' 47.2"
Constellation Sculptor (Scl)
Catalog NGC 24

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard+ Hard V. hard+
150mm Newt. Medium+ Medium Hard+
C8 203mm Medium+ Medium+ Medium
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

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

Easy 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 24 · 6.2′×2.4′ · 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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Double Star mag 5.42 3.0° Sculptor
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Hard+
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Galaxy mag 13.0 3.7° Cetus
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Hard
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.85 5.3° Sculptor
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Easy
Semi-regular variable, range 5.0–6.9
Variable Star mag 5.12 5.6° Cetus
IC 5358
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.63 5.9° Sculptor
IC 5353
Hard
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.05 5.9° Sculptor
NGC 288
Easy
Globular cluster — dense ball of ancient stars
Globular Cluster mag 8.1 9.8° Sculptor
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