NGC1056 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC1056 will become visible at around 19:52 (EDT), 42° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:08.

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Name NGC1056

Object type Galaxy

Other names

NGC 1056^[1]
Mrk 1183^[4]
UGC 2183^[2]
PGC 10272^[3]

Position

Right ascension:	02^h42^m ^[3]
Declination:	+28°34' ^[3]
Constellation:	Aries
Magnitude:	13.50 (V) ^[4] 13.40 (B) ^[1] 10.14 (J) ^[1] 9.38 (H) ^[1] 9.12 (K) ^[1]
Angular dimensions:	1.9 arcmin x 1.4 arcmin
Position angle:	Major axis 162.0°E of N
Hubble type:	Sa
B-V Color (mag):	1.05

Sources

^[1]	OpenNGC (Mattia Verga)

^[2]	"Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies", P. Nilson, 1973.

^[3]	"HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies", G. Paturel et al., 2003.

^[4]	First Byurakan Survey (FBS) (Markarian et al., 1989)

Visibility from Cambridge

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Cambridge

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Longitude:
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42.38°N
71.11°W
EDT

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