UGC 8879 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 8879 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:42 (PST) – 3 hours and 42 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 29° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:22.
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Name
UGC 8879
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h57m [2] |
| Declination: | +25°46' [2] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 15.70 (B) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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