NGC297 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC297 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:04, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:53, 48° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 22° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC297
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h54m [2] |
| Declination: | −07°20' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 16.88 (B) [2] 13.23 (J) [2] 12.50 (H) [2] 12.09 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 236.0 Mpc 769.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.98 |