UGC 261 (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 261 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:44, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:59, 80° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:17, 58° above your western horizon.

Name UGC 261
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 261[1]
PGC 1675[2]
Position
Right ascension:00h27m [2]
Declination:+24°10' [2]
Constellation:Andromeda
Magnitude:14.80 (B) [1]
Hubble type:PECULR

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