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NGC 801 — Galaxy in Andromeda

Galaxy Fair (38/100)

Spiral

Magnitude 13.0m Galaxy Andromeda (And) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.0
Angular Size 2.8′ × 0.6′
Position Angle 151°
Distance 268.01 million ly
Galaxy Type Spiral (Sc)
eF, pS, iR, D* close f

Position & Identifiers

RA 02h 03m 44.8s
Dec +38° 15' 31.3"
Constellation Andromeda (And)
Catalog NGC 801

2How easy to spot?

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

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 801 · 2.8′×0.6′ · 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 5.4° Triangulum
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