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NGC 630 — Galaxy in Sculptor

Galaxy Fair (24/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 12.8m Galaxy Sculptor (Scl) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.77
Angular Size 1.9′ × 1.4′
Position Angle 54°
Distance 280.79 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E-S0)
pF, S, R, bM

Position & Identifiers

RA 01h 35m 36.0s
Dec -39° 21' 00.0"
Constellation Sculptor (Scl)
Catalog NGC 630

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

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Sep – Nov (peak: Oct)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 630 · 1.9′×1.4′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 625
Hard+
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Galaxy mag 12.0 2.1° Phoenix
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Hard+
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Galaxy mag 12.52 2.9° Sculptor
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Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.17 3.2° Phoenix
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Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.62 3.9° Sculptor
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Easy
Cool red giant
Star mag 3.41 4.2° Phoenix
R Scl
Easy
Mira-type variable, range 5.5–8.0
Variable Star mag 5.79 7.0° Sculptor
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