UGC 279 (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 279 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:49 (PST), 55° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:34, 86° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:06, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name UGC 279
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 279[1]
PGC 1736[2]
Position
Right ascension:00h28m [2]
Declination:+30°48' [2]
Constellation:Andromeda
Magnitude:14.30 (B) [1]
Hubble type:SB?

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