UGC 10779 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , UGC 10779 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:55 (PST) – 3 hours and 59 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 35° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:51.

Name UGC 10779
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 10779[1]
PGC 59987[2]
Position
Right ascension:17h16m [2]
Declination:+06°25' [2]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:14.80 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:2.0 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 70.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sb

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