IC2856 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2856 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (PDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:06, 43° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:33, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 45.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
| Distance: | 102.5 Mpc 334.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.45 |