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NGC 4914 — Galaxy in Canes Venatici

Galaxy Fair (34/100)

Elliptical

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

Magnitude 12.0
Angular Size 2.7′ × 1.3′
Position Angle 154°
Distance 217.21 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E)
pB, cS, R, smbM, *17 np

Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 00m 42.0s
Dec +37° 19' 00.0"
Constellation Canes Venatici (CVn)
Catalog NGC 4914

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 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 Mar – May (peak: Apr)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 4914 · 2.7′×1.3′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

Alpha2 CVn
COR CAROLI
Easy
Easy double, sep 19.2″
Double Star mag 2.90 1.4° Canes Venatici
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Easy
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Galaxy mag 8.2 4.2° Canes Venatici
NGC 4627
Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.3 6.1° Canes Venatici
Whale Galaxy
NGC 4631
Easy
Edge-on galaxy
Galaxy mag 9.3 6.1° Canes Venatici
NGC 4656
Medium+
Barred spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 10.4 6.2° Canes Venatici
La Superba
HIP 62223
Easy
Semi-regular variable, range 4.9–5.9
Variable Star mag 4.99 8.6° Canes Venatici
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