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NGC 3044 — Galaxy in Sextans

Galaxy Good (48/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 12.0m Galaxy Sextans (Sex) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.0
Angular Size 4.2′ × 0.7′
Position Angle 114°
Distance 60.16 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBc)
vF, vL, vmE 122deg

Position & Identifiers

RA 09h 53m 42.0s
Dec +01° 34' 60.0"
Constellation Sextans (Sex)
Catalog NGC 3044

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard V. hard+ V. hard+
150mm Newt. Medium Hard+ Hard
C8 203mm Medium+ Medium 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 3044 · 4.2′×0.7′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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