NGC285 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC285 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:56 (PDT) – 3 hours and 44 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:28.
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 36.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
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