The Silver Sliver Galaxy (NGC891)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 13 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , the Silver Sliver Galaxy is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:37 (EST), 41° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:01, 88° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:29, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
The Silver Sliver Galaxy (NGC891)
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h22m [3] |
| Declination: | +42°20' [3] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 9.90 (V) [4] 10.84 (B) [1] 7.26 (J) [1] 6.36 (H) [1] 5.94 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.83 |
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