NGC5256 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5256 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:29 (EDT), 77° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:30, 82° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:07, 33° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5256
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h38m [1] |
| Declination: | +48°16' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 14.10 (V) [3] 14.02 (B) [1] 11.27 (J) [1] 10.52 (H) [1] 9.80 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.29 |
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