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NGC 7219 — Galaxy in Tucana

Galaxy Good (43/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 13.0m Galaxy Tucana (Tuc) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.0
Angular Size 1.8′ × 1.1′
Position Angle 38°
Distance 139.06 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SABa)
pB, S, R, 2 st nr

Position & Identifiers

RA 22h 13m 06.0s
Dec -64° 50' 60.0"
Constellation Tucana (Tuc)
Catalog NGC 7219

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 Hard V. hard+
C8 203mm Hard+ Hard 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 7219 · 1.8′×1.1′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 7192
Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.0 0.9° Indus
Delta Tuc
Easy
Easy double, sep 6.8″
Double Star mag 4.48 1.5° Tucana
IC 5235
Medium
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.53 3.4° Tucana
NGC 7358
Hard+
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.75 3.4° Tucana
Nu Tuc
Medium
Semi-regular variable, range 4.7–5.2
Variable Star mag 4.81 3.6° Tucana
NGC 7216
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.59 3.8° Indus
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