UGC 1998 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 1998 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:11 (PST), 56° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:25, 56° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:39, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
UGC 1998
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h31m [2] |
| Declination: | +00°17' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 16.00 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.3 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 143.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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