NGC359 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC359 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:42, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:37, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC359
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h04m [4] |
| Declination: | −00°45' [4] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 14.42 (B) [2] 11.29 (J) [2] 10.57 (H) [2] 10.31 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 87.8 Mpc 286.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.30 |
Sources