UGC 248 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

Show information for


From South El Monte , UGC 248 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:21 (PDT) – 3 hours and 26 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:40.

Name UGC 248
Object type Galaxy
Part of Hickson 1
Position
Right ascension:00h26m [1]
Declination:+25°43' [1]
Constellation:Andromeda
Magnitude:14.90 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.9 arcmin x 1.3 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 48.0°E of N
Hubble type:DISRPTD

Share