About NGC 891 (C23)

NGC 891 offers a subtle but interesting view and is visible as a compact luminous region. 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.

What to expect

With larger apertures, more structure becomes visible.

Type

Galaxy

Constellation

Andromeda

Distance

31000000 ly

Size

Season

Autumn

Difficulty

Very Hard

Magnitude

10.8