IC2856 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2856 will become visible at around 21:16 (PDT), 29° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:05.
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Name
IC2856
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h28m [2] |
| Declination: | −12°53' [2] |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Magnitude: | 14.60 (B) [2] 11.92 (J) [2] 11.26 (H) [2] 10.92 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
| Distance: | 102.5 Mpc 334.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.45 |