The Silver Sliver Galaxy (NGC891)

Image of the Silver Sliver Galaxy
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 13 arcminutes across.
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From Newark , the Silver Sliver Galaxy is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:42 (EST), 40° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:12, 88° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:39, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

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Name The Silver Sliver Galaxy (NGC891)
Object type Galaxy
Other names
The Silver Sliver Galaxy
C 23[4]
NGC 891[1]
UGC 1831[2]
PGC 9031[3]
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
Visibility from Newark

All times shown in Newark local time.

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40.74°N
74.17°W
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