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NGC 3459 — Galaxy in Crater

Galaxy Fair (38/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 14.0m Galaxy Crater (Crt) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 14.0
Angular Size 1.4′ × 0.6′
Position Angle 149°
Distance 198.35 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBab)
vF, S, E, gbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 10h 54m 44.3s
Dec -17° 02' 31.2"
Constellation Crater (Crt)
Catalog NGC 3459

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. 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 Jan – Mar (peak: Feb)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 3459 · 1.4′×0.6′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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