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NGC NGC 4945
Caldwell 83
Galaxy
Centaurus
Intermediate
Edge-on Seyfert.
Angular size
20′ × 4′
Magnitude
8.7
Best months
Mar-Jun
Constellation
Centaurus
Catalog IDs
NGC 4945
Common aliases
Caldwell 83
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Recommended telescopes
Meade
Meade LX200 8" ACF
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C8 SCT
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 800
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C9.25 SCT
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 58% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 58% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi Mewlon-210
2415mm f/11.5 · 210mm aperture
Frames 60% 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
Meade LX200 8" ACF
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ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV
0.32° × 0.32°
Scale
0.38″/px
Target fills
105%
of frame
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Celestron C8 SCT
+
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV
0.32° × 0.32°
Scale
0.38″/px
Target fills
105%
of frame
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Celestron EdgeHD 800
+
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV
0.66° × 0.44°
Scale
0.38″/px
Target fills
75%
of frame
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NGC NGC 4945 — Caldwell 83