UGC 579 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , UGC 579 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:25 (EST), 32° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:10, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:03, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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] |
Hubble type: | E |
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