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NGC 7276 — Galaxy in Lacerta

Galaxy Fair (20/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 15.0m Galaxy Lacerta (Lac) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 15.0
Angular Size 1.0′ × 0.8′
Position Angle 156°
Distance 278.45 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E)
vF, vS, mbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 22h 24m 14.4s
Dec +36° 05' 15.4"
Constellation Lacerta (Lac)
Catalog NGC 7276

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. 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 Jul – Sep (peak: Aug)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 7276 · 1.0′×0.8′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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