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NGC 7196 — Galaxy in Indus

Galaxy Fair (31/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 11.5m Galaxy Indus (Ind) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.5
Angular Size 2.8′ × 2.1′
Position Angle 59°
Distance 136.43 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E)
cB, S, R, am st

Position & Identifiers

RA 22h 05m 54.8s
Dec -50° 07' 09.5"
Constellation Indus (Ind)
Catalog NGC 7196

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium Hard+ Hard
150mm Newt. Medium+ Medium+ Medium
C8 203mm Easy Easy Medium+
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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 7196 · 2.8′×2.1′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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