UGC 6959 (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 6959 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:10, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:24, 56° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:38, 33° above your south-western horizon.

Name UGC 6959
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:11h58m [1]
Declination:+00°43' [1]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:15.40 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.2 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin
Hubble type:CHAIN

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