NGC2956 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC2956 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 03:04, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:20, 29° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:38, 29° above your southern horizon.

Name NGC2956
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:09h39m [1]
Declination:−19°06' [1]
Constellation:Hydra
Magnitude:15.30 (B) [1]
12.18 (J) [1]
11.48 (H) [1]
11.10 (K) [1]
Hubble type:SBb

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