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NGC 288 — Globular Cluster in Sculptor

Globular Cluster Excellent (65/100)
Magnitude 8.1m GlobularCluster Sculptor (Scl) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 8.1
Angular Size 9.6′
glob. cl. , B, L, lE, st 12...16

Position & Identifiers

RA 00h 52m 48.0s
Dec -26° 34' 60.0"
Constellation Sculptor (Scl)
Catalog NGC 288

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Easy Easy Easy
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Easy
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Aug – Oct (peak: Sep)

4 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
N E

NGC 288 · 9.6′ diameter · N up, E left

5 Best Magnification

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6 Classification Decoder

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

Sculptor galaxy
NGC 253
Easy
Edge-on galaxy
Galaxy mag 7.1 1.8° Sculptor
R Scl
Easy
Mira-type variable, range 5.5–8.0
Variable Star mag 5.79 9.5° Sculptor
Kappa Scl
HIP 761; Kappa1 Sculptoris
Hard+
Tight double — a rewarding split at 1.3″
Double Star mag 5.42 9.8° Sculptor
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