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NGC 4151 — Galaxy in Canes Venatici

Galaxy Good (59/100)

Spiral

Magnitude 10.4m Galaxy Canes Venatici (CVn) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 10.4
Angular Size 2.9′ × 2.2′
Position Angle 50°
Distance 45.57 million ly
Galaxy Type Spiral (SABab)
vB, S, R, vsmbMBN, p of 2

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 10m 32.6s
Dec +39° 24' 20.5"
Constellation Canes Venatici (CVn)
Catalog NGC 4151

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium+ Medium+ Medium
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Easy
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 4151 · 2.9′×2.2′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Variable Star mag 4.99 8.8° Canes Venatici
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