NGC286 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC286 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:48, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:15, 42° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:31, 23° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC286
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h53m [2] |
| Declination: | −13°06' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 15.33 (B) [2] 11.96 (J) [2] 11.32 (H) [2] 11.02 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 105.0 Mpc 342.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.78 |