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NGC 7004 — Galaxy in Indus

Galaxy Fair (28/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 13.8m Galaxy Indus (Ind) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.75
Angular Size 1.3′ × 0.5′
Position Angle 70°
Distance 353.18 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0-a)
eF, R, lbM, *11 f

Position & Identifiers

RA 21h 04m 02.2s
Dec -49° 06' 51.1"
Constellation Indus (Ind)
Catalog NGC 7004

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard+ V. hard V. hard
150mm Newt. Hard V. hard+ V. hard+
C8 203mm Hard+ Hard Hard
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Jul – Sep (peak: Aug)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 7004 · 1.3′×0.5′ · N up, E left

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8 Inclination & True Shape

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.38 0.1° Indus
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Hard+
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Galaxy mag 12.45 1.1° Indus
NGC 7029
Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.8 1.3° Indus
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Medium
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Galaxy mag 12.3 2.0° Indus
T Ind
Medium
Semi-regular variable, range 5.8–6.5
Variable Star mag 6.00 4.9° Indus
Theta Ind
Easy
Easy double, sep 7.3″
Double Star mag 4.39 5.0° Indus
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