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NGC 2790 — Galaxy in Cancer

Galaxy Fair (28/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 14.0m Galaxy Cancer (Cnc) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 14.0
Angular Size 0.6′
Position Angle 65°
Distance 365.41 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0-a)
vF, S, R, lbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 09h 15m 02.8s
Dec +19° 41' 49.6"
Constellation Cancer (Cnc)
Catalog NGC 2790

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. V. hard+ V. hard+ V. hard
C8 203mm Hard V. hard+ V. hard+
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Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Stretch 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 2790 · 0.6′×0.6′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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