IC1256 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1256 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:57 (PDT), 80° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:27, 82° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:49, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC1256
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h23m [4] |
| Declination: | +26°29' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 13.55 (V) [2] 14.41 (B) [2] 11.59 (J) [2] 10.98 (H) [2] 10.69 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Distance: | 79.8 Mpc 260.0 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.86 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.96 |
Sources