UGC 8797 (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 8797 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:02 (PDT), 68° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:30, 80° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:46, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name UGC 8797
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 8797[1]
PGC 49320[2]
Position
Right ascension:13h53m [2]
Declination:+24°33' [2]
Constellation:Bootes
Magnitude:15.60 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.1 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 118.0°E of N
Hubble type:S

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