Galaxy · constellation Cet

IC 1556

IC 1556MCG -02-02-057PGC 2086
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Catalogue data

Right ascension
0h 35m 02.9s
Declination
-9° 22' 06"
Size
50.4″ × 20.4″
Position angle
40°
Magnitude
15.2 (B)
Surface brightness
23.05 mag/arcsec²
Hubble type
Sb
Difficulty
5/5
Suggested techniques
LRGB, RGB, OSC
Data source
OpenNGC

Corwin thinks it can more likely be 2MASX J00345797-0920323.

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