1 NGC 864
NGC 864 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located 5.1° west and 0.3° north of mag. +4.8 Nu (ν) Ceti. It shines with an integrated magnitude of +11.0 but is virtually face-on to us, so its surface brightness is low. Lightpolluted or less than pristine skies will hide it well, as will a lack of dark adaptation. Its inner core appears 2 x 1.5 arcminutes across, but the outer halo in which the galaxy's spiral
