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IC 2256

IC 2256
Object IC 2256 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

IC 2256 - galaxy in the constellation Cancri
Type: Sc - spiral galaxy
The angular dimensions: 0.70'x0.3'
magnitude: V=14.6m; B=15.3m
The surface brightness: 12.8 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 8h16m54.4s; Dec= 24°10'36"
redshift (z): 0.007365
The distance from the Sun to IC 2256: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 31.1 Mpc;
Other names of the object IC 2256 : PGC 23214, MCG 4-20-12, CGCG 119-26, KUG 0813+243

Nearby objects: IC 2254, IC 2255, IC 2257, IC 2258

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