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NGC 314 — Galaxy in Sculptor

Galaxy Fair (33/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 13.6m Galaxy Sculptor (Scl) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.55
Angular Size 1.0′ × 0.8′
Position Angle 170°
Distance 265.26 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0-a)
eF, vS, R, pB* f 2'

Position & Identifiers

RA 00h 56m 54.0s
Dec -31° 58' 00.0"
Constellation Sculptor (Scl)
Catalog NGC 314

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. 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 Aug – Oct (peak: Sep)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 314 · 1.0′×0.8′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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