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NGC 5322 — Galaxy in Ursa Major

Galaxy Good (45/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 10.0m Galaxy Ursa Major (UMa) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 10.0
Angular Size 5.6′ × 3.5′
Position Angle 95°
Distance 84.94 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E3)
vB, pL, iR, psmbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 49m 15.3s
Dec +60° 11' 25.8"
Constellation Ursa Major (UMa)
Catalog NGC 5322

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Easy Medium+ Medium
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Easy
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy 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 5322 · 5.6′×3.5′ · N up, E left

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6 Surface Brightness

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Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Hard+
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Galaxy mag 12.3 3.3° Ursa Major
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Hard+
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Medium+
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Galaxy mag 11.4 5.7° Ursa Major
RY Dra
Easy
Mira-type variable, range 5.9–8.0
Variable Star mag 5.90 8.3° Draco
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