UGC 5551 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 5551 will become visible at around 20:40 (PDT), 60° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:43.
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Name
UGC 5551
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h17m [2] |
| Declination: | +04°19' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 17.00 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Hubble type: | DWARF |
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