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NGC 1714 — Diffuse Nebula in Dorado

Diffuse Nebula Modest (18/100)
Magnitude 11.6m DiffuseNebula Dorado (Dor) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.61
Angular Size 1.1′
vB, S, E or biN, bM, sp of 2

Position & Identifiers

RA 04h 52m 08.9s
Dec -66° 55' 24.2"
Constellation Dorado (Dor)
Catalog NGC 1714

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 V. hard+
150mm Newt. Medium+ Medium Hard+
C8 203mm Medium+ Medium+ Medium
Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Oct – Dec (peak: Nov)

4 Filter Response Guide

5 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
N E

NGC 1714 · 1.1′×1.1′ · N up, E left

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6 Surface Brightness

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Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 1718
Hard+
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 12.25 0.1° Dorado
NGC 1763
Medium+
Emission nebula — try an OIII filter
Emission Nebula mag 9.40 0.7° Dorado
NGC 1786
Easy
Compact globular cluster
Globular Cluster mag 10.1 1.1° Dorado
IC 2105
Hard+
Diffuse nebula
Diffuse Nebula mag 11.30 2.3° Dorado
IC 2128
Hard+
Diffuse nebula
Diffuse Nebula mag 11.10 3.1° Dorado
NGC 2069
Medium+
Diffuse nebula
Diffuse Nebula mag 10.10 4.8° Dorado
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