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IC 5148 — Planetary Nebula in Grus

Planetary Nebula Good (58/100)
Magnitude 11.0m PlanetaryNebula Grus (Gru) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.00
Angular Size 2.3′
vF, L, lE, * att

Position & Identifiers

RA 21h 59m 35.2s
Dec -39° 23' 08.9"
Constellation Grus (Gru)
Catalog IC 5148

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard+ V. hard Imp.
150mm Newt. Hard+ Hard V. hard+
C8 203mm Hard+ Hard+ 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 Jul – Sep (peak: Aug)

4 Filter Response Guide

5 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
N E

IC 5148 · 2.3′ · N up, E left

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7 Central Star

8 Surface Brightness

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 7166
Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.8 4.0° Grus
Pi Gru
HIP 110478; Pi Gruis
Easy
Semi-regular variable, range 5.4–6.7
Variable Star mag 6.62 7.8° Grus
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