UGC 166 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 166 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:56 (PDT) – 3 hours and 51 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 29° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:40.
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Name
UGC 166
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h17m [2] |
| Declination: | +30°12' [2] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 15.50 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.4 arcmin x 1.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 18.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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