UGC 8717 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 8717 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:19 (PDT), 26° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:29, 86° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:25, 40° above your western horizon.
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Name
UGC 8717
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h47m [2] |
| Declination: | +30°20' [2] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 14.80 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 128.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
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