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NGC 761 — Galaxy in Triangulum

Galaxy Fair (39/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 15.0m Galaxy Triangulum (Tri) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 15.0
Angular Size 1.5′ × 0.5′
Position Angle 145°
Distance 230.48 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBa)
pF, cL, 4 F st nr

Position & Identifiers

RA 01h 57m 48.0s
Dec +33° 22' 60.0"
Constellation Triangulum (Tri)
Catalog NGC 761

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard V. hard Imp.
150mm Newt. V. hard V. hard V. hard
C8 203mm V. 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 Sep – Nov (peak: Oct)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 761 · 1.5′×0.5′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Galaxy mag 12.2 0.4° Triangulum
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Galaxy mag 13.01 1.5° Triangulum
6 Tri
Easy
Easy double, sep 3.9″
Double Star mag 4.94 4.4° Triangulum
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Easy
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Open Cluster mag 5.7 4.4° Andromeda
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