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NGC 4394 — Galaxy in Coma Berenices

Galaxy Good (53/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 10.9m Galaxy Coma Berenices (Com) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 10.9
Angular Size 3.5′ × 3.4′
Position Angle 145°
Distance 46.65 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBb)
pB, lE, bM

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 25m 54.0s
Dec +18° 13' 00.0"
Constellation Coma Berenices (Com)
Catalog NGC 4394

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Imp. Imp. Imp.
150mm Newt. V. hard+ V. hard+ V. hard
C8 203mm Hard Hard V. 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 4394 · 3.5′×3.4′ · 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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Double Star mag 5.87 6.0° Coma Berenices
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