Current Info for Observer
as of 04/25/2024 7:51 p.m.
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General Info
| Type | Galaxy |
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension | 0h47.600'33.100'' |
| Declination | -25°17'17'' |
| Magnitude | 7.100 |
| Size | 27.500 arc min |
| Catalog Designations | NGC253 |
| Discovered | 1783 Karoline Herschel |
Generate a finder chart
The following form will generate a PDF finder chart suitable for printing using to locate objects in the sky with your telescope!
The Date is only really useful for solar system objects, as deep space objects move measurably only on a galactic timescale.
The larger the F.O.V (field of view), the more "zoomed out" the object will appear. It can be helpful to print several charts of the same object with different field of views.
Limiting the magnitude (remember, lower magnitude means brighter!) of stars and objects can make sure your chart is not cluttered with dim objects that you may not be visible to you anyway. The defaults are good, but try experimenting with raising and lowering the values.
HamilTiller (5560)
Celestron 127eq
20 points
Once I finished my search for Neptune, I noticed Sculptor was as prominent as I've ever seen it, so I decided to give the Silver Dollar galaxy a try. This was a tricky one as it's not really near any bright stars, and though it is large, it's pretty dim. Stellarium helped me out though and I spent a few moments studying the large, dim smudge.
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