UGC 5256 (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 5256 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 18:35 (PST), 25° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:56, 88° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:34, 23° above your north-western horizon.

Name UGC 5256
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 5256[1]
PGC 28236[2]
Position
Right ascension:09h49m [2]
Declination:+35°10' [2]
Constellation:Leo Minor
Magnitude:16.00 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.0 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 130.0°E of N
Hubble type:SB

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