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IC 1470 — Emission Nebula in Cepheus

Emission Nebula Good (40/100)
Magnitude 11.5m EmissionNebula Cepheus (Cep) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.50
Angular Size 1.8′
Position Angle 90°
vF, vS, stellar N north edge

Position & Identifiers

RA 23h 05m 12.0s
Dec +60° 15' 00.0"
Constellation Cepheus (Cep)
Catalog IC 1470

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 Hard+ Hard
C8 203mm Medium Medium Hard+
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

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

With O-III filter

Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard+ Hard+ Hard
150mm Newt. Medium+ Medium+ Medium
C8 203mm Easy Medium+ Medium+
Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Aug – Oct (peak: Sep)

4 Filter Response Guide

5 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
N E

IC 1470 · 1.8′×1.8′ · N up, E left

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6 Surface Brightness

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Variable Star mag 5.00 3.4° Cassiopeia
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