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NGC 7344 — Galaxy in Aquarius

Galaxy Fair (38/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 14.0m Galaxy Aquarius (Aqr) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 14.0
Angular Size 1.2′ × 0.6′
Position Angle 10°
Distance 342.09 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBab)
pF, vS, R

Position & Identifiers

RA 22h 39m 36.2s
Dec -04° 09' 32.4"
Constellation Aquarius (Aqr)
Catalog NGC 7344

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 7344 · 1.2′×0.6′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 7391
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 3.8° Aquarius
NGC 7416
Hard+
Edge-on galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.3 4.2° Aquarius
Zeta Aqr
HIP 110960; Zeta1 Aquarii; 55 Aquarii
Easy
Tight double — a rewarding split at 2.5″
Double Star mag 4.59 4.9° Aquarius
NGC 7371
Medium
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.1 7.0° Aquarius
NGC 7585
Medium
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.7 9.6° Aquarius
Chi Aqr
Hard+
Semi-regular variable, range 4.9–5.2
Variable Star mag 5.06 9.9° Aquarius
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