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NGC 5883 — Galaxy in Libra

Galaxy Fair (28/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 13.7m Galaxy Libra (Lib) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.69
Angular Size 1.3′ × 0.8′
Position Angle 122°
Distance 352.08 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0)
vF, pS, stellar N

Position & Identifiers

RA 15h 15m 12.0s
Dec -14° 37' 00.0"
Constellation Libra (Lib)
Catalog NGC 5883

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

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Apr – Jun (peak: May)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 5883 · 1.3′×0.8′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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