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NGC 7785 — Galaxy in Pisces

Galaxy Fair (31/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 11.6m Galaxy Pisces (Psc) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.6
Angular Size 1.9′ × 1.1′
Position Angle 142°
Distance 179.24 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E4)
pB, pS, iR, psbM, r, *8 p 4'.5

Position & Identifiers

RA 23h 55m 18.0s
Dec +05° 55' 00.0"
Constellation Pisces (Psc)
Catalog NGC 7785

2How easy to spot?

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

Medium 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 7785 · 1.9′×1.1′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

TX Psc
19 Psc
Hard+
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Variable Star mag 5.04 3.3° Pisces
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Medium+
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Medium
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.5 5.6° Pegasus
35 Psc
Easy
Easy double, sep 11.2″
Double Star mag 5.79 5.7° Pisces
NGC 7679
Hard+
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.7 7.0° Pisces
NGC 63
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 7.8° Pisces
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