NGC4256 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4256 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:47, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:23, 58° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:51, 55° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC4256
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Object type
Galaxy
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.9 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 41.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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