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NGC 3898 — Galaxy in Ursa Major

Galaxy Good (53/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 10.8m Galaxy Ursa Major (UMa) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 10.8
Angular Size 3.5′ × 2.1′
Position Angle 107°
Distance 54.88 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (Sab)
B, pL, lE, svmbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 11h 49m 12.0s
Dec +56° 04' 60.0"
Constellation Ursa Major (UMa)
Catalog NGC 3898

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium Hard+ Hard
150mm Newt. Easy Medium+ Medium
C8 203mm Easy Easy Medium+
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
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NGC 3898 · 3.5′×2.1′ · 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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Medium
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Hard+
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Planetary Nebula mag 9.9 5.0° Ursa Major
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