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NGC 689 — Galaxy in Fornax

Galaxy Fair (34/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 15.0m Galaxy Fornax (For) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 15.0
Angular Size 1.1′ × 0.7′
Position Angle 70°
Distance 195.84 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SABa)
vF, pL, R, gbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 01h 49m 54.0s
Dec -27° 28' 00.0"
Constellation Fornax (For)
Catalog NGC 689

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard V. hard Imp.
150mm Newt. V. hard V. hard V. hard
C8 203mm V. hard+ V. 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 Sep – Nov (peak: Oct)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 689 · 1.1′×0.7′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Galaxy mag 12.4 6.8° Fornax
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Mira-type variable, range 5.5–8.0
Variable Star mag 5.79 7.1° Sculptor
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