UGC 8563 (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 8563 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:40 (PDT), 42° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:42, 66° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:24, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name UGC 8563
Object type Galaxy
Other names
Mrk 1356[3]
UGC 8563[1]
PGC 47900[2]
Position
Right ascension:13h35m [2]
Declination:+10°41' [2]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:15.20 (V) [3]
14.90 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.7 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 155.0°E of N
Hubble type:DBL SYS

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