NGC5256 (Galaxy)

Image of NGC5256
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , NGC5256 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:31 (EDT), 44° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:56, 49° above your north-western horizon.

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Name NGC5256
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 5256[1]
Mrk 266[3]
UGC 8632[2]
Position
Right ascension:13h38m [1]
Declination:+48°16' [1]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:14.10 (V) [3]
14.02 (B) [1]
11.27 (J) [1]
10.52 (H) [1]
9.80 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.5 arcmin x 1.3 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 9.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sab
B-V Color (mag):1.29
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Visibility from Cambridge

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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