UGC 87 (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 87 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:59 (PDT) – 3 hours and 49 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 29° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:41.

Name UGC 87
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 87[1]
PGC 687[2]
Position
Right ascension:00h09m [2]
Declination:+28°20' [2]
Constellation:Pegasus
Magnitude:15.10 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.1 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 100.0°E of N
Hubble type:E?

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