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NGC 7214 — Galaxy in Piscis Austrinus

Galaxy Good (43/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 12.4m Galaxy Piscis Austrinus (PsA) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.4
Angular Size 1.9′ × 1.4′
Position Angle 45°
Distance 322.04 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (Sbc)
glob. cl. , pL, iR, rr

Position & Identifiers

RA 22h 09m 07.7s
Dec -27° 48' 34.2"
Constellation Piscis Austrinus (PsA)
Catalog NGC 7214

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard V. hard+ V. hard+
150mm Newt. Medium Hard+ Hard
C8 203mm Medium Medium Hard+
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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 7214 · 1.9′×1.4′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

Eta PsA
Medium+
Tight double — a rewarding split at 1.9″
Double Star mag 5.42 1.9° Piscis Austrinus
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NGC 7173
Medium
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Galaxy mag 12.1 4.4° Piscis Austrinus
NGC 7176
Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.9 4.4° Piscis Austrinus
IC 5139
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.57 5.2° Piscis Austrinus
M30
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Easy
Globular cluster — dense ball of ancient stars
Globular Cluster mag 7.2 8.0° Capricornus
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