UGC 3251 (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 3251 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:54 (PST), 24° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:29, 69° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:18, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name UGC 3251
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 3251[1]
PGC 16814[2]
Position
Right ascension:05h08m [2]
Declination:+13°15' [2]
Constellation:Orion
Magnitude:16.00 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.1 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 100.0°E of N

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