UGC 256 (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 , UGC 256 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:13 (PDT), 41° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:27, 74° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:50, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name UGC 256
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 256[1]
PGC 1658[2]
Position
Right ascension:00h26m [2]
Declination:+50°01' [2]
Constellation:Cassiopeia
Magnitude:15.60 (B) [1]
Hubble type:Sb-c

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