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NGC 6674 — Galaxy in Hercules

Galaxy Good (44/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 12.1m Galaxy Hercules (Her) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.1
Angular Size 4.0′ × 2.0′
Position Angle 144°
Distance 159.77 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (Sb)
F, pS, iR, bM

Position & Identifiers

RA 18h 38m 33.9s
Dec +25° 22' 30.4"
Constellation Hercules (Her)
Catalog NGC 6674

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 May – Jul (peak: Jun)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 6674 · 4.0′×2.0′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Galaxy mag 12.1 8.7° Hercules
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