NGC857 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC857 is visible between 19:03 and 21:22. It will become accessible at around 19:03, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 20:12, 24° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 21:22 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC857
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h12m [1] |
| Declination: | −31°56' [1] |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Magnitude: | 13.48 (B) [1] 10.39 (J) [1] 9.78 (H) [1] 9.51 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 1.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 89.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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