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NGC 5256 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Major

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 82.32°   Az: 248.55°   Direction: West-South-West

NGC 5256 is a Galaxy Pair in the Ursa Major constellation. NGC 5256 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 13.42, NGC 5256 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 10 inches (250mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 5256 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 5256 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Major star
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DSS2 image of NGC 5256 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.95 arcmin) and minor (0.83 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 39m 18s
+48° 09’ 05”
00h 43m 00s
14h 22m 19s

J2000

13h 38m 17s
+48° 16’ 36”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5256 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 5256 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Major star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 5256 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Major.

Finder chart NGC 5256 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Major star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 5256 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Major.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 5256 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

14.1
13.42

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 5256 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 5256 is a visual representation of it.
0.95 arcmin
0.83 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

NGC 5256 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Major is circumpolar and transits at 12:09 UTC (altitude: 86.7°)