NGC2956 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2956 is visible between 21:46 and 03:43. It will become accessible at around 21:46, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:45, 36° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:43 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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 58.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
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