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NGC 6398 — Galaxy in Pavo

Galaxy Fair (38/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 12.6m Galaxy Pavo (Pav) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.61
Angular Size 2.4′ × 0.8′
Position Angle 161°
Distance 252.20 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBa)
eF hazy * only, p of 2

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 42m 43.7s
Dec -61° 41' 39.5"
Constellation Pavo (Pav)
Catalog NGC 6398

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+ Hard+ Hard
C8 203mm Medium 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 May – Jul (peak: Jun)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 6398 · 2.4′×0.8′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Easy
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Medium
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Variable Star mag 5.92 8.1° Ara
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