UGC 5998 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 5998 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:12 (PDT), 55° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:02, 73° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:27, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
UGC 5998
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h53m [1] |
| Declination: | +50°18' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 14.50 (V) [2] 14.50 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 110.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | PECULR |
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