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NGC 104

NGC 104 — 47 Tucanae

Globular Cluster
· Tucana
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Target information

Object type
Globular Cluster
Constellation
Tucana
Right ascension
0h 24m 06s
Declination
-72° 04′ 52″
Magnitude
4.1
Angular size
31′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Beginner
Best months
Aug-Dec
Catalog IDs
NGC 104;Caldwell 106

About this target

Bright southern globular cluster near the Small Magellanic Cloud.

Recommended telescopes

TEC
1345mm f/9.6 · 140mm aperture
Frames 52% of APS-C FOV
TEC
1260mm f/7.0 · 180mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
Stellarvue
1200mm f/7.9 · 152mm aperture
Frames 46% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
1500mm f/10.0 · 150mm aperture
Frames 58% of APS-C FOV
Explore Scientific
1140mm f/7.5 · 152mm aperture
Frames 44% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Physics
1140mm f/6.0 · 190mm aperture
Frames 44% 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 0.81° × 0.55°
Scale 0.71″/px
Target fills 93% of frame
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FOV 0.87° × 0.59°
Scale 0.76″/px
Target fills 87% of frame
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FOV 1.72° × 1.15°
Scale 1.02″/px
Target fills 45% of frame
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