UGC 6996 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 6996 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 22:15, 45° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:39 (PDT), 44° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:57, 31° above your northern horizon.
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Name
UGC 6996
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h00m [2] |
| Declination: | +78°51' [2] |
| Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
| Magnitude: | 17.00 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.5 arcmin x 1.2 arcmin |
| Hubble type: | DWARF |
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