NGC285 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC285 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:36 (EST), 22° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:28, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:25, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC285
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h53m [1] |
| Declination: | −13°09' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 16.13 (B) [1] 11.77 (J) [1] 11.07 (H) [1] 10.73 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
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