IC4556 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC4556 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 80° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:33, 81° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:52, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC4556
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h35m [2] |
| Declination: | +25°17' [2] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 14.57 (B) [2] 11.19 (J) [2] 10.49 (H) [2] 10.22 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 155.0 Mpc 505.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.38 |