NGC291 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC291 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:40, 40° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:01, 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 |