UGC 5779 (Galaxy)

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 , UGC 5779 will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 31° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 49 minutes after the Sun at 23:54.

Name UGC 5779
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 5779[1]
PGC 31559[2]
Position
Right ascension:10h37m [2]
Declination:+05°37' [2]
Constellation:Sextans
Magnitude:15.10 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.0 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 123.0°E of N
Hubble type:S

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