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NGC 6975 — Galaxy in Aquarius

Galaxy Fair (34/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 13.9m Galaxy Aquarius (Aqr) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.95
Angular Size 1.0′ × 0.9′
Position Angle 165°
Distance 286.37 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SABb)
vF, S; = 6976

Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 52m 26.0s
Dec -05° 46' 20.3"
Constellation Aquarius (Aqr)
Catalog NGC 6975

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 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 Jun – Aug (peak: Jul)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 6975 · 1.0′×0.9′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

12 Aqr
Easy
Tight double — a rewarding split at 2.4″
Double Star mag 5.89 2.9° Aquarius
NGC 6945
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 3.4° Aquarius
NGC 6964
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.7 6.2° Aquarius
NGC 6962
Hard+
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.0 6.2° Aquarius
Saturn Nebula
NGC 7009
Easy
Small bright planetary nebula
Planetary Nebula mag 8.0 6.3° Aquarius
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NGC 6981
Easy
Globular cluster — dense ball of ancient stars
Globular Cluster mag 9.4 6.8° Aquarius
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