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Messier M33

Triangulum Galaxy

Galaxy
Triangulum
Intermediate

Low surface brightness; benefits from dark skies.

Angular size
73′ × 45′
Magnitude
5.7
Best months
October, November, December
Constellation
Triangulum
Catalog IDs
M33;NGC 598
Common aliases
Triangulum Galaxy;Pinwheel Galaxy
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Recommended telescopes

Sky-Watcher
Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED
550mm f/5.5 · 100mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
SharpStar
SharpStar 100QII
550mm f/5.5 · 100mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
ZWO
ZWO FF80 APO
560mm f/7.0 · 80mm aperture
Frames 51% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
William Optics FLT 91
540mm f/5.9 · 91mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
Tele Vue
Tele Vue NP101is
540mm f/5.4 · 101mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4
530mm f/5.0 · 106mm aperture
Frames 48% 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

Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 3.75° × 2.50°
Scale 1.41″/px
Target fills 49% of frame
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SharpStar 100QII + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 3.75° × 2.50°
Scale 1.41″/px
Target fills 49% of frame
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ZWO FF80 APO + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 3.68° × 2.46°
Scale 1.38″/px
Target fills 50% of frame
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Related galaxys

NGC NGC 55
Sculptor Filament
NGC NGC 5457
Pinwheel Galaxy NGC 5457
Messier M101
Pinwheel Galaxy
NGC NGC 253
Sculptor Galaxy
Messier M81
Bode's Galaxy
NGC NGC 5128
Centaurus A
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