NGC866
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC866 is visible from soon after it rises, at 07:17, until soon before it sets at 19:18. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is above the horizon.
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Name
NGC866
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Object type
Duplicate catalogue entry for NGC863
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h14m [2] |
| Declination: | -00°46' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Distance: | 91.2 Mpc 297.1 Mlyr [1] |