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NGC 2770 — Galaxy in Lynx

Galaxy Good (48/100)

Spiral

Magnitude 12.0m Galaxy Lynx (Lyn) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.0
Angular Size 3.5′ × 0.8′
Position Angle 146°
Distance 89.96 million ly
Galaxy Type Spiral (Sc)
F, L, mE 150deg , r, 2 st n

Position & Identifiers

RA 09h 09m 33.7s
Dec +33° 07' 24.6"
Constellation Lynx (Lyn)
Catalog NGC 2770

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard V. hard Imp.
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 Jan – Mar (peak: Feb)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 2770 · 3.5′×0.8′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Galaxy mag 11.5 2.2° Lynx
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Medium+
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Easy
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Galaxy mag 9.7 3.5° Lynx
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