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NGC 5734 — Galaxy in Libra

Galaxy Fair (24/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 14.0m Galaxy Libra (Lib) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 14.0
Angular Size 1.4′ × 0.9′
Position Angle 45°
Distance 190.75 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0)
vF, S, lE, glbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 14h 45m 09.0s
Dec -20° 52' 13.8"
Constellation Libra (Lib)
Catalog NGC 5734

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard V. hard V. hard
150mm Newt. Hard V. hard+ V. hard+
C8 203mm Hard Hard V. 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 5734 · 1.4′×0.9′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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