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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
Astro-Tech
Astro-Tech AT8RC
1624mm f/8.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 54% of APS-C FOV
Stellarvue
Stellarvue SVX152T
1200mm f/7.9 · 152mm aperture
Frames 40% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Tech
Astro-Tech AT10RC
2000mm f/8.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 67% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 8
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 68% of APS-C FOV
Meade
Meade LX200 8" ACF
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 68% 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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Astro-Tech AT8RC
+
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV
0.83° × 0.55°
Scale
0.48″/px
Target fills
81%
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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NGC NGC 253 — Sculptor Galaxy