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NGC 4825 — Galaxy in Virgo

Galaxy Fair (29/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 12.1m Galaxy Virgo (Vir) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.1
Angular Size 2.7′ × 1.6′
Position Angle 139°
Distance 203.10 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E-S0)
pB, iF, bM

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 57m 12.0s
Dec -13° 40' 00.0"
Constellation Virgo (Vir)
Catalog NGC 4825

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard+ Hard Hard
150mm Newt. Medium+ Medium Hard+
C8 203mm Medium+ Medium+ Medium
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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 4825 · 2.7′×1.6′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Galaxy mag 11.8 1.3° Corvus
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Easy
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Galaxy mag 10.4 1.5° Virgo
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Easy
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Double Star mag 4.79 4.2° Virgo
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Hard+
Planetary nebula — try an OIII filter
Planetary Nebula mag 10.0 9.4° Corvus
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