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NGC 4087 — Galaxy in Hydra

Galaxy Fair (20/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 13.0m Galaxy Hydra (Hya) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.0
Angular Size 2.0′ × 1.7′
Position Angle 40°
Distance 154.04 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E-S0)
pB, S, R, bM

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 05m 35.3s
Dec -26° 31' 21.4"
Constellation Hydra (Hya)
Catalog NGC 4087

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard V. hard+ V. hard+
150mm Newt. Hard+ Hard+ Hard
C8 203mm Medium Hard+ Hard+
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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 4087 · 2.0′×1.7′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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