UGC 8701 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 8701 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 61° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:54, 78° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:04, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
UGC 8701
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h45m [2] |
| Declination: | +22°05' [2] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 15.20 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.8 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 26.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S |
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