UGC 8855 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 8855 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 60° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:04, 80° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:21, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
UGC 8855
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h56m [2] |
| Declination: | +24°29' [2] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 15.50 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 8.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S |
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