IC1356 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , IC1356 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:33, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:13, 33° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:11, 26° above your south-western horizon.

Name IC1356
Object type Galaxy
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

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