IC856 (Galaxy)

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

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From Fairfield , IC856 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:27 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 45° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:39.

Name IC856
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:13h10m [1]
Declination:+20°32' [1]
Constellation:Coma Berenices
Magnitude:15.19 (B) [1]
12.15 (J) [1]
11.38 (H) [1]
11.03 (K) [1]
Hubble type:SBab

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