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NGC 6761 — Galaxy in Telescopium

Galaxy Fair (39/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 13.4m Galaxy Telescopium (Tel) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.36
Angular Size 1.6′ × 1.4′
Position Angle 22°
Distance 265.78 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBab)
vF, pS, iR

Position & Identifiers

RA 19h 15m 04.8s
Dec -50° 39' 24.5"
Constellation Telescopium (Tel)
Catalog NGC 6761

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 V. hard+ V. hard
C8 203mm Hard+ Hard V. hard+
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Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Jun – Aug (peak: Jul)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 6761 · 1.6′×1.4′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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