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1Properties
Magnitude
12.41
Angular Size
3.3′
Cl, vF, bet 2 st
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Position & Identifiers
2How easy to spot?
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| Telescope | Bortle 3 | Bortle 4 | Bortle 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 mm refractor 80mm refr. | V. hard+ | V. hard | V. hard |
| 150 mm Newton 150mm Newt. | Hard+ | Hard+ | Hard |
| Celestron C8 (203 mm SCT) C8 203mm | Medium | Medium | Hard+ |
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
Nov – Jan
(peak: Dec)
4
Eyepiece View
5
Best Magnification
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Classification Decoder
Nearby in the Sky
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 2203
Open cluster
Open Cluster
mag 11.29
1.8°
Mensa
NGC 2173
Compact globular cluster
Globular Cluster
mag 11.88
2.3°
Mensa
NGC 1944
Open cluster
Open Cluster
mag 11.84
2.5°
Mensa
NGC 2000
Open cluster
Open Cluster
mag 12.14
3.0°
Mensa
NGC 2025
Open cluster
Open Cluster
mag 10.94
3.1°
Mensa
NGC 2018
Emission nebula — try an OIII filter
Emission Nebula
mag 10.89
3.7°
Mensa
NGC 2012
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy
mag 12.97
5.1°
Mensa
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