UGC 3172 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 3172 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:54 (PST), 26° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:08, 64° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:45, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
UGC 3172
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h48m [2] |
| Declination: | +08°42' [2] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 16.50 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.7 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 138.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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