UGC 6955 (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 6955 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:24 (PDT), 55° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:13, 85° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:02, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name UGC 6955
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 6955[1]
PGC 37689[2]
Position
Right ascension:11h58m [2]
Declination:+38°04' [2]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:15.20 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:6.0 arcmin x 3.0 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 70.0°E of N
Hubble type:DWRF IR

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