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NGC 3489 — Galaxy in Leo

Galaxy Good (43/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 10.3m Galaxy Leo Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 10.3
Angular Size 3.4′ × 2.0′
Position Angle 70°
Distance 32.48 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0-a)
vB, pL, lE 80deg +/- , smbMN

Position & Identifiers

RA 11h 00m 18.0s
Dec +13° 54' 00.0"
Constellation Leo
Catalog NGC 3489

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium+ Medium Medium
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Medium+
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Feb – Apr (peak: Mar)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
N E

NGC 3489 · 3.4′×2.0′ · N up, E left

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6 Surface Brightness

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8 Inclination & True Shape

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Semi-regular variable, range 5.7–6.0
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Tight double — a rewarding split at 2.1″
Double Star mag 5.67 8.1° Leo
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