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NGC 7378 — Galaxy in Aquarius

Galaxy Fair (38/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 13.0m Galaxy Aquarius (Aqr) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.0
Angular Size 1.5′ × 0.8′
Position Angle 180°
Distance 121.05 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBab)
vF, pL

Position & Identifiers

RA 22h 47m 47.7s
Dec -11° 48' 59.8"
Constellation Aquarius (Aqr)
Catalog NGC 7378

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 7378 · 1.5′×0.8′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 7371
Medium
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.1 0.9° Aquarius
NGC 7302
Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.1 4.4° Aquarius
NGC 7492
Medium
Compact globular cluster
Globular Cluster mag 11.5 6.3° Aquarius
NGC 7416
Hard+
Edge-on galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.3 6.6° Aquarius
IC 1445
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.74 7.7° Aquarius
Chi Aqr
Hard+
Semi-regular variable, range 4.9–5.2
Variable Star mag 5.06 8.2° Aquarius
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