UGC 8957 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 8957 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 58° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:11, 79° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:25, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
UGC 8957
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h02m [2] |
| Declination: | +23°50' [2] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 16.50 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 70.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | DWARF |
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