UGC 6657 (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 6657 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:25 (PST) and reaching an altitude of 66° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:43.

Name UGC 6657
Object type Galaxy
Part of Hickson 58
Other names
UGC 6657[1]
PGC 36299[2]
Position
Right ascension:11h41m [2]
Declination:+10°18' [2]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:14.40 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.1 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 140.0°E of N
Hubble type:SB0-a

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