NGC2956 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2956 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 26° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:45, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:01, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2956
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Object type
Galaxy
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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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