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NGC NGC 4631
Whale Galaxy
Galaxy
Canes Venatici
Beginner
Paired with NGC 4656.
Angular size
15′ × 3′
Magnitude
9.2
Best months
Mar-Jun
Constellation
Canes Venatici
Catalog IDs
NGC 4631
Common aliases
Caldwell 32
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Recommended telescopes
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 11
2800mm f/10.0 · 279mm aperture
Frames 52% of APS-C FOV
Meade
Meade LX200 10" ACF
2540mm f/10.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 47% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Tech
Astro-Tech AT12RC
2432mm f/8.0 · 305mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi Mewlon-210
2415mm f/11.5 · 210mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 44% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C9.25 SCT
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 44% 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 11
+
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV
0.48° × 0.32°
Scale
0.28″/px
Target fills
78%
of frame
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Meade LX200 10" ACF
+
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV
0.26° × 0.26°
Scale
0.31″/px
Target fills
98%
of frame
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Astro-Tech AT12RC
+
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV
0.27° × 0.27°
Scale
0.32″/px
Target fills
94%
of frame
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Hamburger Galaxy
NGC NGC 4656
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NGC NGC 6822
Barnard's Galaxy
NGC NGC 891
Silver Sliver Galaxy
NGC NGC 4565
Needle Galaxy
Messier M83
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NGC NGC 4631 — Whale Galaxy