UGC 8972 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , UGC 8972 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:22, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:04, 59° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:14, 38° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
UGC 8972
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h03m [2] |
| Declination: | +11°22' [2] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 15.10 (B) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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