NGC 3243

Galaxy Fair (20/100)

Lenticular

NGC 3243 Galaxy Sextans (Sex) Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Dark skies recommended

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Properties

Magnitude 14.0

Angular Size 1.7′ × 1.2′

Position Angle 120°

Distance 260.69 million ly

Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0)

Description

vF, S, lE, bet 2 st

Position & Identifiers

RA 10h 26m 24.0s

Dec -02° 37' 60.0"

Constellation Sextans (Sex)

Catalog NGC 3243

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200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2

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NGC 3243 · 1.7′×1.2′ · N up, E left

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