NGC855 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC855 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST), 35° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:48, 75° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:27, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC855
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h14m [4] |
| Declination: | +27°52' [4] |
| Constellation: | Triangulum |
| Magnitude: | 12.56 (V) [2] 13.27 (B) [2] 10.72 (J) [2] 10.07 (H) [2] 9.83 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 9.3 Mpc 30.3 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.71 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.28 |
Sources