NGC857 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC857 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 16° above the 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] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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