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M33

M33 — Triangulum Galaxy

Galaxy
· Triangulum
Intermediate
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Target information

Object type
Galaxy
Constellation
Triangulum
Right ascension
1h 33m 51s
Declination
+30° 39′ 37″
Magnitude
5.7
Angular size
73′ × 45′
Surface brightness
14.2 mag/arcmin²
Difficulty
Intermediate
Best months
October, November, December
Catalog IDs
M33;NGC 598

About this target

Low surface brightness; benefits from dark skies.

Recommended telescopes

SharpStar
550mm f/5.5 · 100mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Sky-Watcher
550mm f/5.5 · 100mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Sky-Watcher
550mm f/5.5 · 100mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
ZWO
560mm f/7.0 · 80mm aperture
Frames 51% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
540mm f/5.9 · 91mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
Tele Vue
540mm f/5.4 · 101mm aperture
Frames 49% 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 3.75° × 2.50°
Scale 2.23″/px
Target fills 49% of frame
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FOV 3.75° × 2.50°
Scale 2.23″/px
Target fills 49% of frame
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FOV 1.99° × 1.35°
Scale 1.74″/px
Target fills 90% of frame
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