UGC 8990 (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 8990 will become visible at around 21:14 (PDT), 67° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 03:17.

Name UGC 8990
Object type Galaxy
Part of Hickson 70
Other names
UGC 8990[1]
PGC 50139[2]
Position
Right ascension:14h04m [2]
Declination:+33°20' [2]
Constellation:Canes Venatici
Magnitude:15.00 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.5 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 142.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sa

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