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NGC 3087 — Galaxy in Antlia

Galaxy Fair (25/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 13.0m Galaxy Antlia (Ant) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.0
Angular Size 2.3′ × 2.0′
Position Angle 46°
Distance 120.91 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E)
pB, S, R, pmbM, bet 2 st

Position & Identifiers

RA 09h 59m 08.7s
Dec -34° 13' 30.7"
Constellation Antlia (Ant)
Catalog NGC 3087

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+
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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 3087 · 2.3′×2.0′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Easy
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Variable Star mag 5.34 6.6° Antlia
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