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NGC 538

Galaxy Fair (37/100)

Barred Spiral

NGC 538 Galaxy Cetus (Cet) Visible Level 5 Expert level - Dark skies recommended
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Properties

Magnitude 15.0
Angular Size 1.4′ × 0.5′
Position Angle 36°
Distance 248.02 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBab)
eF, S, mE, F* n

Position & Identifiers

RA 01h 25m 24.0s
Dec -01° 33' 00.0"
Constellation Cetus (Cet)
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200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2
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NGC 538 · 1.4′×0.5′ · N up, E left

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