UGC 6879 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , UGC 6879 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:04, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:55, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
UGC 6879
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h54m [2] |
| Declination: | −02°19' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.40 (B) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sc-IRR |
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