UGC 6868 (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 6868 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 56° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:04, 85° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:32, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name UGC 6868
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 6868[1]
PGC 37286[2]
Position
Right ascension:11h53m [2]
Declination:+29°15' [2]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:16.00 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.0 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 106.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sb-c

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