UGC 8991 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 8991 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 53° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:12, 71° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:07, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
UGC 8991
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h04m [2] |
| Declination: | +15°28' [2] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 15.20 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 40.0°E of N |
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