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NGC 891
NGC 891 — Silver Sliver Galaxy
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· AndromedaIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Andromeda
- Right ascension
- 2h 22m 36s
- Declination
- +42° 21′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 10
- Angular size
- 14′ × 3′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- Sep-Jan
- Catalog IDs
- NGC 891
About this target
Textbook edge-on spiral with dust lane.