UGC 8987 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , UGC 8987 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:05, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:05, 63° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:14, 41° above your western horizon.
Name
UGC 8987
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 14h04m [2] |
Declination: | +16°19' [2] |
Constellation: | Bootes |
Magnitude: | 15.70 (B) [1] |
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