UGC 8561 (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 8561 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 55° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:30, 89° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:51, 26° above your north-western horizon.

Name UGC 8561
Object type Galaxy
Other names
Mrk 459[3]
UGC 8561[1]
PGC 47872[2]
Position
Right ascension:13h34m [2]
Declination:+34°02' [2]
Constellation:Canes Venatici
Magnitude:17.00 (V) [3]
13.80 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.2 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 123.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sc

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