NGC1256 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1256 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:24 (PDT) – 3 hours and 37 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:54.
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Name
NGC1256
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h13m [1] |
| Declination: | −21°59' [1] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 13.55 (V) [1] 14.51 (B) [1] 11.18 (J) [1] 10.44 (H) [1] 10.21 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.96 |
Source