UGC 12240 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 12240 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:03 (PDT) – 3 hours and 14 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:15.
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Name
UGC 12240
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 22h54m [2] |
| Declination: | +21°10' [2] |
| Constellation: | Pegasus |
| Magnitude: | 16.00 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 68.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SB?a-b |
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