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NGC NGC 4038
Antennae Galaxies
Galaxy
Corvus
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Interacting galaxy pair with NGC 4039.
Angular size
5′ × 3′
Magnitude
10.5
Best months
Mar-Jun
Constellation
Corvus
Catalog IDs
NGC 4038
Common aliases
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Recommended telescopes
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 14
3910mm f/11.0 · 356mm aperture
Frames 24% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 11
2800mm f/10.0 · 279mm aperture
Frames 17% of APS-C FOV
Meade
Meade LX200 10" ACF
2540mm f/10.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 16% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Tech
Astro-Tech AT12RC
2432mm f/8.0 · 305mm aperture
Frames 15% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi Mewlon-210
2415mm f/11.5 · 210mm aperture
Frames 15% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 15% 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 EdgeHD 14
+
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV
0.34° × 0.23°
Scale
0.20″/px
Target fills
36%
of frame
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Celestron EdgeHD 11
+
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV
0.48° × 0.32°
Scale
0.28″/px
Target fills
26%
of frame
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Meade LX200 10" ACF
+
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV
0.26° × 0.26°
Scale
0.31″/px
Target fills
33%
of frame
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NGC NGC 4038 — Antennae Galaxies