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NGC 5444 — Galaxy in Canes Venatici

Galaxy Fair (25/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 13.0m Galaxy Canes Venatici (CVn) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.0
Angular Size 2.5′ × 1.9′
Position Angle 87°
Distance 189.55 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E)
pB, pL, ivlE, vsmbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 14h 03m 24.0s
Dec +35° 07' 60.0"
Constellation Canes Venatici (CVn)
Catalog NGC 5444

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard V. hard+ V. hard+
150mm Newt. Hard+ Hard+ Hard
C8 203mm Medium Hard+ 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 5444 · 2.5′×1.9′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Galaxy mag 11.1 3.3° Boötes
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Hard+
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Galaxy mag 12.1 3.4° Canes Venatici
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Globular Cluster mag 9.1 6.6° Boötes
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