About NGC 185 (C18)

NGC 185 offers a subtle but interesting view and presents itself as a diffuse object. It is quite faint.

Current visibility

It is currently below the horizon.

It stays above 30° for roughly 6 hours.

Galaxies are sensitive to light pollution, subtle features are easily lost in bright skies.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

Type

Galaxy

Constellation

Cassiopeia

Distance

2300000 ly

Size

Season

Autumn

Difficulty

Hard

Magnitude

9.2