UGC 12261 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , UGC 12261 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 05:22, 40° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:27 (EDT), 25° above your northern horizon.
|
Name
UGC 12261
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 22h56m [2] |
| Declination: | +71°28' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cepheus |
| Magnitude: | 16.00 (B) [1] |
| Hubble type: | IRR |
Sources