Elliptical galaxy · Sextans
PGC 88608 Sextans Dwarf Spheroidal
mag 10.430′ across
About
PGC 88608 (Sextans Dwarf Spheroidal) is an elliptical galaxy of magnitude 10.4 in Sextans, about 30′ across.
How to find it
- PGC 88608 is in the constellation Sextans.
- Best evenings: around early April it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from south of 78° N.
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What you will see
- EyesNot visible to the naked eye.
- Binoculars (10×50)Too faint for binoculars.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)Very hard or out of reach: it needs a dark sky and a larger telescope, or a camera.
For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.
Facts
| Designations | PGC 88608 |
|---|---|
| Type | Elliptical galaxy (E-S0) |
| Magnitude | 10.4The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Apparent size | 30′ × 12′position angle 56°; the full Moon is 31′ across |
| Surface brightness | 28.1 mag/arcsec²Average over its disc, in the blue band: the lower the number, the easier it is to see. |
| Constellation | Sextans |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 13m 02.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −01° 36′ 53″ |
Sources and credits
Catalog data: OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0, and d3-celestial by Olaf Frohn, BSD 3-Clause. All data sources →