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NGC 6223 — Galaxy in Draco

Galaxy Fair (30/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 13.0m Galaxy Draco (Dra) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.0
Angular Size 3.2′ × 2.3′
Position Angle 90°
Distance 268.85 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E-S0)
F, S, R, mbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 43m 04.3s
Dec +61° 34' 44.0"
Constellation Draco (Dra)
Catalog NGC 6223

2How easy to spot?

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

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 6223 · 3.2′×2.3′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

AT Dra
Hard+
Semi-regular variable, range 5.2–5.5
Variable Star mag 5.40 3.6° Draco
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Hard+
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Galaxy mag 12.6 4.1° Draco
NGC 6125
Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.00 5.0° Draco
NGC 6015
Medium
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.2 6.1° Draco
NGC 6411
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 6.4° Draco
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NGC 6543
Easy
Small bright planetary nebula
Planetary Nebula mag 8.1 9.6° Draco
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