IC156 (Galaxy)

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

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From South El Monte , IC156 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:14 (PDT) – 3 hours and 24 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:26.

Name IC156
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 156[1]
UGC 1231[2]
PGC 6448[3]
Position
Right ascension:01h45m [3]
Declination:+10°33' [3]
Constellation:Pisces
Magnitude:14.92 (B) [1]
11.01 (J) [1]
10.35 (H) [1]
10.07 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.5 arcmin x 1.3 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 105.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sa

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