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NGC 7606 — Galaxy in Aquarius

Galaxy Good (55/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 10.8m Galaxy Aquarius (Aqr) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 10.8
Angular Size 5.3′ × 4.5′
Position Angle 145°
Distance 104.51 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (Sb)
pF, cL, pmE 0deg +/-

Position & Identifiers

RA 23h 19m 06.0s
Dec -08° 28' 60.0"
Constellation Aquarius (Aqr)
Catalog NGC 7606

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard+ V. hard Imp.
150mm Newt. Hard+ Hard V. hard+
C8 203mm Hard+ Hard+ Hard
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Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

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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 7606 · 5.3′×4.5′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 7600
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 0.9° Aquarius
Chi Aqr
Hard+
Semi-regular variable, range 4.9–5.2
Variable Star mag 5.06 0.9° Aquarius
NGC 7585
Medium
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.7 3.8° Aquarius
NGC 7727
Medium+
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 10.7 6.4° Aquarius
NGC 7416
Hard+
Edge-on galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.3 6.5° Aquarius
NGC 7492
Medium
Compact globular cluster
Globular Cluster mag 11.5 7.6° Aquarius
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