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NGC 4800 — Galaxy in Canes Venatici

Galaxy Good (43/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 12.0m Galaxy Canes Venatici (CVn) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.0
Angular Size 1.6′ × 1.2′
Position Angle 21°
Distance 37.92 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (Sb)
pB, cS, R, psbM, *14 p

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 54m 36.0s
Dec +46° 31' 60.0"
Constellation Canes Venatici (CVn)
Catalog NGC 4800

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 Imp.
C8 203mm Hard V. hard+ V. hard
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 4800 · 1.6′×1.2′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

TU CVn
Easy
Semi-regular variable, range 5.5–6.6
Variable Star mag 5.84 0.7° Canes Venatici
NGC 5023
Hard+
Edge-on galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.0 4.0° Canes Venatici
NGC 4460
Medium
Edge-on galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.0 4.8° Canes Venatici
NGC 4389
Hard
Barred spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.0 5.1° Canes Venatici
NGC 4449
Easy
Galaxy
Galaxy mag 9.4 5.2° Canes Venatici
Alpha2 CVn
COR CAROLI
Easy
Easy double, sep 19.2″
Double Star mag 2.90 8.2° Canes Venatici
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