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NGC 4936 — Galaxy in Centaurus

Galaxy Fair (31/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 11.3m Galaxy Centaurus (Cen) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.3
Angular Size 2.9′ × 2.4′
Position Angle 6°
Distance 143.16 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E0)
pB, S, R, bM, * f 6s

Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 04m 18.0s
Dec -30° 31' 60.0"
Constellation Centaurus (Cen)
Catalog NGC 4936

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium Hard+ Hard
150mm Newt. Easy Medium+ Medium
C8 203mm Easy Easy Medium+
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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 4936 · 2.9′×2.4′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Globular Cluster mag 7.8 6.6° Hydra
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