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NGC 6574 — Galaxy in Hercules

Galaxy Good (43/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 12.0m Galaxy Hercules (Her) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.0
Angular Size 1.6′ × 1.2′
Position Angle 160°
Distance 107.03 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SABb)
pB, S, R

Position & Identifiers

RA 18h 11m 51.2s
Dec +14° 58' 54.5"
Constellation Hercules (Her)
Catalog NGC 6574

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard+ V. hard Imp.
150mm Newt. Hard+ Hard V. 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 May – Jul (peak: Jun)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 6574 · 1.6′×1.2′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 6587
Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.1 3.9° Hercules
NGC 6501
Hard+
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.3 5.1° Hercules
NGC 6572
Medium+
Small bright planetary nebula
Planetary Nebula mag 9.0 8.1° Ophiuchus
X Oph
Easy
Mira-type variable, range 5.9–9.2
Variable Star mag 6.40 8.9° Ophiuchus
NGC 6482
Medium+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.3 9.4° Hercules
NGC 6658
Hard
Edge-on galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.9 9.5° Hercules
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