UGC 8878 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 8878 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 51° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:06, 65° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:46, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
UGC 8878
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h57m [2] |
| Declination: | +09°52' [2] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 14.50 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 160.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
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