NGC556 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC556 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:43 (EST), 24° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:44, 26° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 20:25, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC556
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h27m [1] |
| Declination: | −22°41' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 15.56 (B) [1] 12.95 (J) [1] 12.26 (H) [1] 11.93 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
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