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NGC 3962 — Galaxy in Crater

Galaxy Fair (34/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 10.6m Galaxy Crater (Crt) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 10.6
Angular Size 4.2′ × 3.0′
Position Angle 10°
Distance 84.84 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E)
cB, pL, iR, gmbM, triangle 2 st

Position & Identifiers

RA 11h 54m 40.1s
Dec -13° 58' 30.0"
Constellation Crater (Crt)
Catalog NGC 3962

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium+ Medium Hard+
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
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NGC 3962 · 4.2′×3.0′ · N up, E left

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Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 4050
Hard+
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.0 3.1° Corvus
NGC 3892
Medium
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.0 3.4° Crater
NGC 4033
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 4.1° Corvus
NGC 4024
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 4.5° Corvus
Gamma Crt
Medium+
Colorful double, sep 4.4″
Double Star mag 4.08 8.1° Crater
NGC 4361
Hard+
Planetary nebula — try an OIII filter
Planetary Nebula mag 10.0 8.6° Corvus
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