NGC897 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC897 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 13° above the horizon.

Name NGC897
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:02h21m [1]
Declination:−33°43' [1]
Constellation:Fornax
Magnitude:11.85 (V) [1]
12.81 (B) [1]
9.71 (J) [1]
9.05 (H) [1]
8.82 (K) [1]
Hubble type:Sa
B-V Color (mag):0.96

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