NGC4256 (Galaxy)

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

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From Fairfield , NGC4256 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 21:43 (EDT), 47° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:11, 18° above your northern horizon.

Name NGC4256
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 4256[1]
UGC 7351[2]
PGC 39568[3]
Position
Right ascension:12h18m [3]
Declination:+65°53' [3]
Constellation:Draco
Magnitude:12.68 (B) [1]
9.23 (J) [1]
8.52 (H) [1]
8.25 (K) [1]
Hubble type:Sb

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