UGC 5440 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 5440 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:17 (PDT), 53° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:51, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:16, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
UGC 5440
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h05m [2] |
| Declination: | +04°16' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 16.50 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.3 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 97.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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