NGC854 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC854 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 13° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC854
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h11m [2] |
| Declination: | -35°50' [2] |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Magnitude: | 13.81 (B) [2] 11.09 (J) [2] 10.39 (H) [2] 10.19 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
| Distance: | 72.1 Mpc 235.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.48 |