UGC 5879 (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 5879 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 18:49 (PST), 36° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:15, 33° above your north-western horizon.

Name UGC 5879
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 5879[1]
PGC 32204[2]
Position
Right ascension:10h46m [2]
Declination:+59°54' [2]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:15.70 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.5 arcmin x 0.1 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 28.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sc

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