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NGC 1023

NGC 1023 — Perseus Lenticular

Galaxy
· Perseus
Intermediate
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Target information

Object type
Galaxy
Constellation
Perseus
Right ascension
2h 40m 24s
Declination
+39° 04′ 00″
Magnitude
9.3
Angular size
9′ × 3′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Intermediate
Best months
Sep-Jan
Catalog IDs
NGC 1023

Recommended telescopes

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3910mm f/11.0 · 356mm aperture
Frames 44% of APS-C FOV
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2800mm f/10.0 · 279mm aperture
Frames 31% of APS-C FOV
Meade
2540mm f/10.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 28% of APS-C FOV
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Frames 27% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
2415mm f/11.5 · 210mm aperture
Frames 27% of APS-C FOV
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2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 26% of APS-C FOV

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5.94µm pixels · cooled
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Example framing

FOV 0.34° × 0.23°
Scale 0.20″/px
Target fills 65% of frame
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FOV 0.48° × 0.32°
Scale 0.28″/px
Target fills 47% of frame
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FOV 0.43° × 0.29°
Scale 0.38″/px
Target fills 51% of frame
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