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 between 18:43 and 00:07. It will become accessible at around 18:43, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 21:25, 33° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 00:07 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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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 |
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