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NGC 434 — Galaxy in Tucana

Galaxy Fair (39/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 13.0m Galaxy Tucana (Tuc) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.0
Angular Size 2.2′ × 1.2′
Position Angle 9°
Distance 224.95 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (Sab)
B, S, R, psbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 01h 12m 12.0s
Dec -58° 15' 00.0"
Constellation Tucana (Tuc)
Catalog NGC 434

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard V. hard V. hard
150mm Newt. Hard Hard V. hard+
C8 203mm Hard+ 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 Sep – Nov (peak: Oct)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 434 · 2.2′×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
Bright naked-eye star, mag 0.5
Double Star mag 0.46 3.6° Eridanus
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Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.53 5.7° Phoenix
NGC 312
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.39 5.9° Phoenix
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