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NGC 7492 — Globular Cluster in Aquarius

Globular Cluster Fair (38/100)
Magnitude 11.5m GlobularCluster Aquarius (Aqr) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.5
Angular Size 3.0′
eF, L, Cl of eF st

Position & Identifiers

RA 23h 08m 26.7s
Dec -15° 36' 41.4"
Constellation Aquarius (Aqr)
Catalog NGC 7492

2How easy to spot?

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

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 7492 · 3.0′ 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.

94 Aqr
Easy
Easy double, sep 12.3″
Double Star mag 5.08 3.4° Aquarius
NGC 7392
Hard+
Barred spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.9 6.4° Aquarius
Chi Aqr
Hard+
Semi-regular variable, range 4.9–5.2
Variable Star mag 5.06 8.1° Aquarius
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