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NGC 2599 — Galaxy in Cancer

Galaxy Good (43/100)

Spiral

Magnitude 13.0m Galaxy Cancer (Cnc) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.0
Angular Size 1.6′ × 1.3′
Position Angle 108°
Distance 225.27 million ly
Galaxy Type Spiral (Sa)
vF, S, stellar

Position & Identifiers

RA 08h 32m 12.0s
Dec +22° 34' 00.0"
Constellation Cancer (Cnc)
Catalog NGC 2599

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 V. hard+
C8 203mm Hard+ 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 Dec – Feb (peak: Jan)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 2599 · 1.6′×1.3′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Medium+
Mira-type variable, range 7.6–10.5
Variable Star mag 7.60 6.3° Cancer
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