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NGC 5419 — Galaxy in Centaurus

Galaxy Fair (20/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 12.0m Galaxy Centaurus (Cen) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.0
Angular Size 4.0′ × 3.0′
Position Angle 78°
Distance 193.51 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E)
pB, pL, R, gpmbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 14h 03m 38.7s
Dec -33° 58' 41.9"
Constellation Centaurus (Cen)
Catalog NGC 5419

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 5419 · 4.0′×3.0′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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