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NGC 5530 — Galaxy in Lupus

Galaxy Good (44/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 12.0m Galaxy Lupus (Lup) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.0
Angular Size 4.9′ × 2.2′
Position Angle 127°
Distance 56.01 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SABb)
!, vF, pmE, esvmbM *12

Position & Identifiers

RA 14h 18m 27.1s
Dec -43° 23' 19.0"
Constellation Lupus (Lup)
Catalog NGC 5530

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard V. hard+ V. hard
150mm Newt. Medium Hard+ Hard
C8 203mm Medium+ Medium Hard+
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy 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 5530 · 4.9′×2.2′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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