NGC856 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC856 is visible between 21:15 and 05:35. It will become accessible at around 21:15, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:25, 55° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:35 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC856
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 02h13m [3] |
Declination: | −00°43' [3] |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Magnitude: | 16.54 (V) [1] 14.13 (B) [1] 11.27 (J) [1] 10.65 (H) [1] 10.33 (K) [1] |
Hubble type: | Sa |
B-V Color (mag): | -2.41 |
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