UGC 12857 (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 12857 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:33 (PDT) – 3 hours and 9 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:33.

Name UGC 12857
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 12857[1]
PGC 72983[2]
Position
Right ascension:23h56m [2]
Declination:+01°21' [2]
Constellation:Pisces
Magnitude:14.70 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.9 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 34.0°E of N
Hubble type:S

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