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NGC 3955 — Galaxy in Crater

Galaxy Good (40/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 11.9m Galaxy Crater (Crt) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.9
Angular Size 4.2′ × 1.2′
Position Angle 166°
Distance 69.84 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0-a)
cF, S, E 170deg +/- , lbs

Position & Identifiers

RA 11h 53m 57.1s
Dec -23° 09' 51.1"
Constellation Crater (Crt)
Catalog NGC 3955

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard+ Hard V. hard+
150mm Newt. Medium+ Medium Hard+
C8 203mm Medium+ Medium+ Medium
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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 3955 · 4.2′×1.2′ · 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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Hard+
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Medium+
Colorful double, sep 4.4″
Double Star mag 4.08 8.7° Crater
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