UGC 8996 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 8996 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:23, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:14, 70° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:34, 63° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
UGC 8996
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h04m [2] |
| Declination: | +14°16' [2] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 15.50 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.7 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 107.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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