UGC 492 (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 492 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:50 (PST), 52° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:36, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:44, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name UGC 492
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 492[1]
PGC 2822[2]
Position
Right ascension:00h48m [2]
Declination:−01°33' [2]
Constellation:Cetus
Magnitude:14.60 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.4 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 128.0°E of N
Hubble type:E

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