Galaxy · constellation Cet

NGC 556

NGC 556ESO 476-013PGC 5420
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Catalogue data

Right ascension
1h 27m 12.6s
Declination
-22° 41' 52"
Size
27.0″ × 24.0″
Position angle
144°
Magnitude
15.6 (B)
Surface brightness
22.59 mag/arcsec²
Hubble type
E-S0
Difficulty
4/5
Suggested techniques
LRGB, RGB, OSC
Data source
OpenNGC

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