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NGC 280 — Galaxy in Andromeda

Galaxy Fair (38/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 14.0m Galaxy Andromeda (And) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 14.0
Angular Size 1.0′ × 0.7′
Position Angle 89°
Distance 473.21 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SABb)
eF, S, R, *15 f 30"

Position & Identifiers

RA 00h 52m 30.3s
Dec +24° 21' 02.2"
Constellation Andromeda (And)
Catalog NGC 280

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard V. hard Imp.
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

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 280 · 1.0′×0.7′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

36 And
Hard+
Tight double — a rewarding split at 1.1″
Double Star mag 5.47 0.9° Andromeda
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Hard+
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Galaxy mag 12.4 3.8° Andromeda
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Hard
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 6.1° Pisces
NGC 83
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.6 7.4° Andromeda
NGC 80
Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.1 7.5° Andromeda
47 Psc
Medium+
Semi-regular variable, range 4.7–5.4
Variable Star mag 5.06 8.6° Pisces
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