UGC 551 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 551 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:05 (PDT), 39° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:27, 79° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:35, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
UGC 551
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h54m [2] |
| Declination: | +44°43' [2] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 18.00 (B) [1] |
| Hubble type: | DWARF |
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