UGC 4240 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 4240 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:35 (PST), 36° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:15, 70° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:08, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
UGC 4240
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h08m [2] |
| Declination: | +14°50' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 15.40 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.5 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 177.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S |
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