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NGC 5466 — Globular Cluster in Boötes

Globular Cluster Good (54/100)
Magnitude 9.1m GlobularCluster Boötes (Boo) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 9.1
Angular Size 6.6′
Cl, L, vRi, vmC, st 11...

Position & Identifiers

RA 14h 05m 27.4s
Dec +28° 32' 04.2"
Constellation Boötes (Boo)
Catalog NGC 5466

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Easy Medium+ Medium+
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 Mar – May (peak: Apr)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 5466 · 6.6′ diameter · N up, E left

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6 Classification Decoder

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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