UGC 53 (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 53 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:27 (PDT) – 3 hours and 21 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:41.

Name UGC 53
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 53[1]
PGC 517[2]
Position
Right ascension:00h06m [2]
Declination:+19°19' [2]
Constellation:Pegasus
Magnitude:15.50 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.7 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 126.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sb/SBc

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