NGC298 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC298 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:12 (EDT) – 3 hours and 51 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:42.
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Name
NGC298
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h55m [2] |
| Declination: | −07°19' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 16.52 (B) [2] 11.97 (J) [2] 11.56 (H) [2] 11.31 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 29.1 Mpc 94.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -15.80 |