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NGC 5237 — Galaxy in Centaurus

Galaxy Fair (20/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 12.5m Galaxy Centaurus (Cen) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.49
Angular Size 2.3′ × 1.6′
Position Angle 111°
Distance 17.39 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E-S0)
F, pL, cE, vglbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 37m 39.0s
Dec -42° 50' 49.2"
Constellation Centaurus (Cen)
Catalog NGC 5237

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard Hard V. hard+
150mm Newt. Medium Hard+ Hard+
C8 203mm Medium+ Medium Hard+
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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 5237 · 2.3′×1.6′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Variable Star mag 6.00 7.1° Centaurus
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