UGC 228 (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 228 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:41, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:57, 80° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:16, 58° above your western horizon.

Name UGC 228
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 228[1]
PGC 1520[2]
Position
Right ascension:00h23m [2]
Declination:+24°18' [2]
Constellation:Andromeda
Magnitude:14.80 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.3 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 43.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sb-c

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