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NGC 5533 — Galaxy in Boötes

Galaxy Good (50/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 11.8m Galaxy Boötes (Boo) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.8
Angular Size 2.9′ × 1.6′
Position Angle 28°
Distance 179.08 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SABa)
pB, R, vsmbM, 2 or 3 st inv

Position & Identifiers

RA 14h 16m 07.8s
Dec +35° 20' 37.7"
Constellation Boötes (Boo)
Catalog NGC 5533

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 5533 · 2.9′×1.6′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 5580
Hard+
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.70 0.9° Boötes
NGC 5557
Medium+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.1 1.2° Boötes
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Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 2.6° Canes Venatici
NGC 5623
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 3.1° Boötes
NGC 5466
Easy
Globular cluster — dense ball of ancient stars
Globular Cluster mag 9.1 7.2° Boötes
25 CVn
Medium
Tight double — a rewarding split at 1.7″
Double Star mag 4.82 7.9° Canes Venatici
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