UGC 2973 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 2973 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:37 (PDT) – 3 hours and 20 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:50.
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Name
UGC 2973
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h09m [2] |
| Declination: | −01°22' [2] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 15.30 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 74.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa-b |
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