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NGC 4666 — Galaxy in Virgo

Galaxy Good (53/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 10.8m Galaxy Virgo (Vir) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 10.8
Angular Size 5.0′ × 2.0′
Position Angle 40°
Distance 71.97 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SABc)
B, vL, mE 45deg +/- , psbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 45m 08.6s
Dec -00° 27' 42.8"
Constellation Virgo (Vir)
Catalog NGC 4666

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 Easy Medium+
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy 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 4666 · 5.0′×2.0′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Hard+
Mira-type variable, range 6.0–12.1
Variable Star mag 7.08 7.6° Virgo
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