NGC2556 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2556 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:34 (PST), 36° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:30, 76° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:37, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2556
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h19m [2] |
| Declination: | +20°56' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 15.45 (B) [2] 12.16 (J) [2] 11.61 (H) [2] 11.21 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 126.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 76.4 Mpc 249.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.97 |