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NGC 5101 — Galaxy in Hydra

Galaxy Fair (38/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 12.0m Galaxy Hydra (Hya) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.0
Angular Size 5.9′ × 5.5′
Position Angle 123°
Distance 87.46 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0-a)
cB, pS, lE, psbM *

Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 21m 48.0s
Dec -27° 25' 60.0"
Constellation Hydra (Hya)
Catalog NGC 5101

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard V. hard+ V. 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 Mar – May (peak: Apr)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 5101 · 5.9′×5.5′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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