NGC1656 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1656 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:12 (EDT) – 3 hours and 49 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:49.
Name
NGC1656
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 04h45m [2] |
Declination: | −05°08' [2] |
Constellation: | Eridanus |
Magnitude: | 14.50 (B) [2] 10.63 (J) [2] 9.95 (H) [2] 9.73 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | S0-a |
Distance: | 46.7 Mpc 152.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -18.85 |