UGC 11279 (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 11279 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:52 (PDT), 72° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:19, 86° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:06, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name UGC 11279
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 11279[1]
PGC 62053[2]
Position
Right ascension:18h33m [2]
Declination:+37°10' [2]
Constellation:Lyra
Magnitude:17.00 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.5 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 179.0°E of N
Hubble type:DWARF

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