UGC 10948 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 10948 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:38 (PST) – 3 hours and 16 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:51.
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Name
UGC 10948
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h42m [2] |
| Declination: | +00°13' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 15.50 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 111.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S |
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