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NGC 7456 — Galaxy in Grus

Galaxy Good (50/100)

Spiral

Magnitude 12.0m Galaxy Grus (Gru) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.0
Angular Size 5.2′ × 1.8′
Position Angle 22°
Distance 56.13 million ly
Galaxy Type Spiral (Sc)
vF, L, mE 34deg , vglbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 23h 02m 10.4s
Dec -39° 34' 09.8"
Constellation Grus (Gru)
Catalog NGC 7456

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+
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Aug – Oct (peak: Sep)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 7456 · 5.2′×1.8′ · N up, E left

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6 Surface Brightness

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8 Inclination & True Shape

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Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 7410
Medium+
Edge-on galaxy
Galaxy mag 10.4 1.4° Grus
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Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.74 1.5° Grus
NGC 7368
Hard+
Edge-on galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.32 3.2° Grus
IC 1459
Easy
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 10.0 3.3° Grus
Theta Gru
Hard+
Tight double — a rewarding split at 1.5″
Double Star mag 4.28 4.0° Grus
Pi Gru
HIP 110478; Pi Gruis
Easy
Semi-regular variable, range 5.4–6.7
Variable Star mag 6.62 9.6° Grus
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