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NGC 2640 — Galaxy in Carina

Galaxy Fair (27/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 11.0m Galaxy Carina (Car) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.02
Angular Size 4.7′ × 4.0′
Position Angle 104°
Distance 48.97 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E-S0)
pB, S, R, 3 or 4 vS st p nr

Position & Identifiers

RA 08h 37m 24.0s
Dec -55° 07' 00.0"
Constellation Carina (Car)
Catalog NGC 2640

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium Hard+ Hard+
150mm Newt. Easy Medium+ Medium+
C8 203mm Easy Easy Medium+
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Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy 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 2640 · 4.7′×4.0′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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