UGC 12170 (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 12170 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 06:08, 32° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 19:54 (PDT), 29° above your northern horizon.

Name UGC 12170
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 12170[1]
PGC 69520[2]
Position
Right ascension:22h41m [2]
Declination:+78°58' [2]
Constellation:Cepheus
Magnitude:16.00 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.1 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 145.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sc

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