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NGC 4651 — Galaxy in Coma Berenices

Galaxy Good (53/100)

Spiral

Magnitude 10.7m Galaxy Coma Berenices (Com) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 10.7
Angular Size 3.9′ × 2.6′
Position Angle 77°
Distance 32.55 million ly
Galaxy Type Spiral (Sc)
cB, L, E 90deg , gbM, r

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 43m 42.0s
Dec +16° 23' 60.0"
Catalog NGC 4651

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium Hard+ Hard
150mm Newt. Medium+ Medium+ Medium
C8 203mm Easy Medium+ Medium+
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
N E

NGC 4651 · 3.9′×2.6′ · N up, E left

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