UGC 579 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 579 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:50 (PST), 52° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:44, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:53, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
UGC 579
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h56m [2] |
| Declination: | −01°15' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 15.00 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 1.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 40.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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