IC1356 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1356 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:28 (PDT), 23° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:35, 40° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:50, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC1356
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 21h02m [2] |
| Declination: | −15°48' [2] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 15.20 (B) [2] 11.13 (J) [2] 10.37 (H) [2] 10.09 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 131.0 Mpc 427.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.39 |