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 dawn sky, rising at 02:58 (EST) – 3 hours and 42 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.
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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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