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NGC NGC 253

Sculptor Galaxy

Galaxy
Sculptor
Beginner

Bright starburst spiral.

Angular size
27′ × 7′
Magnitude
7.2
Best months
Aug-Dec
Constellation
Sculptor
Catalog IDs
NGC 253
Common aliases
Silver Coin Galaxy
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Recommended telescopes

Celestron
Celestron C6 SCT
1500mm f/10.0 · 150mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Stellarvue
Stellarvue SVX152T
1200mm f/7.9 · 152mm aperture
Frames 40% of APS-C FOV
Meade
Meade LX200 8" ACF
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 68% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C8 SCT
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 68% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 800
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 68% of APS-C FOV
Explore Scientific
Explore Scientific ED152 FCD-100
1140mm f/7.5 · 152mm aperture
Frames 38% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

Celestron C6 SCT + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 0.43° × 0.43°
Scale 0.52″/px
Target fills 104% of frame
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Stellarvue SVX152T + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 1.72° × 1.15°
Scale 0.65″/px
Target fills 39% of frame
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Meade LX200 8" ACF + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 0.32° × 0.32°
Scale 0.38″/px
Target fills 141% of frame
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Andromeda Satellite M110
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