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NGC 5516 — Galaxy in Centaurus

Galaxy Fair (26/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 12.0m Galaxy Centaurus (Cen) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.99
Angular Size 2.4′ × 1.6′
Position Angle 162°
Distance 207.85 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E-S0)
pF, S, R, psbM, S** nf

Position & Identifiers

RA 14h 15m 54.7s
Dec -48° 06' 53.6"
Constellation Centaurus (Cen)
Catalog NGC 5516

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard+ Hard Hard
150mm Newt. Medium+ Medium Hard+
C8 203mm Easy 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 5516 · 2.4′×1.6′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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