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NGC 277 — Galaxy in Cetus

Galaxy Fair (24/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 13.0m Galaxy Cetus (Cet) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.0
Angular Size 1.3′ × 1.1′
Position Angle 91°
Distance 201.61 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E-S0)
F, pS, *11 np

Position & Identifiers

RA 00h 51m 17.2s
Dec -08° 35' 48.5"
Constellation Cetus (Cet)
Catalog NGC 277

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 Hard+ Hard+
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

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

Medium 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 277 · 1.3′×1.1′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Galaxy mag 13.0 3.2° Cetus
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Easy
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Medium
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Galaxy mag 11.8 3.7° Cetus
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Easy
Easy double, sep 49.0″
Double Star mag 5.13 5.8° Cetus
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