Leo III (UGC 5364)

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 , Leo III is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:55 (PDT), 45° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:27, 86° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:59, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name Leo III (UGC 5364)
Object type Galaxy
Other names
Leo III
Leo A
UGC 5364[1]
PGC 28868[2]
Position
Right ascension:09h59m [2]
Declination:+30°44' [2]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:14.60 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:5.5 arcmin x 3.5 arcmin
Hubble type:DWRF IR

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