UGC 8872 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 8872 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:13, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:07, 71° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:34, 62° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
UGC 8872
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h57m [2] |
| Declination: | +15°27' [2] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 14.50 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Hubble type: | S0? |
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