NGC856 (Galaxy)

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

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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
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 856[1]
UGC 1713[2]
PGC 8526[3]
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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