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NGC 6875 — Galaxy in Telescopium

Galaxy Fair (25/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 13.0m Galaxy Telescopium (Tel) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.0
Angular Size 2.1′ × 1.3′
Position Angle 22°
Distance 144.95 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E-S0)
F, vS, R, vgmbM, *7 sp 3'

Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 13m 12.5s
Dec -46° 09' 41.8"
Constellation Telescopium (Tel)
Catalog NGC 6875

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. 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 Jun – Aug (peak: Jul)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 6875 · 2.1′×1.3′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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