UGC 6968 (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 6968 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:03 (PDT), 29° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:55, 84° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:53, 27° above your western horizon.

Name UGC 6968
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 6968[1]
PGC 37704[2]
Position
Right ascension:11h58m [2]
Declination:+28°17' [2]
Constellation:Coma Berenices
Magnitude:15.20 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:3.0 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 85.0°E of N
Hubble type:S

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