UGC 257 (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 257 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:57 (PST), 31° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:24, 57° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:41, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name UGC 257
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 257[1]
PGC 1661[2]
Position
Right ascension:00h27m [2]
Declination:+01°27' [2]
Constellation:Cetus
Magnitude:16.00 (B) [1]

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