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NGC 5333 — Galaxy in Centaurus

Galaxy Fair (35/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 11.9m Galaxy Centaurus (Cen) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.89
Angular Size 2.2′ × 1.1′
Position Angle 51°
Distance 129.07 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0)
vF, vS, R, *8 f

Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 54m 24.2s
Dec -48° 30' 45.0"
Constellation Centaurus (Cen)
Catalog NGC 5333

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard+ 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 5333 · 2.2′×1.1′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Easy
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Easy
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V744 Cen
Easy
Semi-regular variable, range 5.1–6.5
Variable Star mag 6.00 2.8° Centaurus
IC 4312
Hard+
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Galaxy mag 12.57 3.4° Centaurus
NGC 5206
Easy
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Galaxy mag 10.49 3.5° Centaurus
NGC 5516
Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.99 3.6° Centaurus
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