NGC885
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC885 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:30 (PDT) – 3 hours and 11 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:29.
Name
NGC885
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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] |