UGC 8042 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 8042 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 33° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:09, 63° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:44, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
UGC 8042
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h55m [2] |
| Declination: | +07°55' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.50 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 170.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S |
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