UGC 8918 (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 8918 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:32, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:10, 64° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:34, 58° above your south-western horizon.

Name UGC 8918
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 8918[1]
PGC 49838[2]
Position
Right ascension:14h00m [2]
Declination:+08°58' [2]
Constellation:Bootes
Magnitude:14.80 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.7 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 33.0°E of N
Hubble type:S

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