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NGC 7823 — Galaxy in Tucana

Galaxy Good (47/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 12.6m Galaxy Tucana (Tuc) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.61
Angular Size 1.1′ × 0.7′
Position Angle 30°
Distance 213.12 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBbc)
F, S, R, gbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 00h 04m 48.0s
Dec -62° 04' 00.0"
Constellation Tucana (Tuc)
Catalog NGC 7823

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 V. 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 Aug – Oct (peak: Sep)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 7823 · 1.1′×0.7′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Hard+
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Medium+
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Globular Cluster mag 10.6 9.7° Tucana
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