NGC298 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC298 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:33, 40° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:57, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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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 |