UGC 5540 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 5540 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 18:35 (PST), 22° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:27, 86° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:34, 29° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
UGC 5540
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h16m [2] |
| Declination: | +37°46' [2] |
| Constellation: | Leo Minor |
| Magnitude: | 14.60 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.7 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 111.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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