NGC291 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC291 is visible between 18:07 and 01:34. It will become accessible at around 18:07, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 21:50, 47° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:34 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC291
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h53m [2] |
| Declination: | −08°46' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 14.64 (V) [2] 14.82 (B) [2] 11.86 (J) [2] 11.06 (H) [2] 10.59 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBa |
| Distance: | 80.0 Mpc 260.8 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.18 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.88 |