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IC 342

IC 342 — Hidden Galaxy

Galaxy
· Camelopardalis
Intermediate
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Target information

Object type
Galaxy
Constellation
Camelopardalis
Right ascension
3h 46m 48s
Declination
+68° 06′ 00″
Magnitude
9.1
Angular size
21′ × 20′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Intermediate
Best months
Oct-Feb
Catalog IDs
IC 342

About this target

Nearby low-latitude spiral.

Recommended telescopes

Astro-Tech
2000mm f/8.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 52% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 53% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 53% of APS-C FOV
Meade
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 53% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 53% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 61% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

QHYCCD
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Player One
4.63µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
5.94µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ToupTek
2.90µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 0.55° × 0.37°
Scale 0.48″/px
Target fills 94% of frame
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FOV 0.66° × 0.44°
Scale 0.38″/px
Target fills 79% of frame
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FOV 0.54° × 0.37°
Scale 0.47″/px
Target fills 95% of frame
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