IC56 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , IC56 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:18 (EST), 22° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:17, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:21, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC56
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h51m [1] |
| Declination: | −12°50' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 15.14 (B) [1] 13.14 (J) [1] 12.60 (H) [1] 12.60 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
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