UGC 5869 (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 5869 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:55 (PDT), 26° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:22, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:06, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name UGC 5869
Object type Galaxy
Other names
Mrk 1262[3]
UGC 5869[1]
PGC 32119[2]
Position
Right ascension:10h45m [2]
Declination:+11°20' [2]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:14.90 (V) [3]
14.90 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.4 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 95.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sb

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