NGC2256 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2256 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 04:31, 24° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 23° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC2256
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h47m [3] |
| Declination: | +74°14' [3] |
| Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
| Magnitude: | 13.94 (B) [1] 9.67 (J) [1] 8.90 (H) [1] 8.67 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
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