UGC 9864 (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 9864 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:07 (PDT), 43° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:42, 61° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:09, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name UGC 9864
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 9864[1]
PGC 55229[2]
Position
Right ascension:15h29m [2]
Declination:+05°05' [2]
Constellation:Serpens Caput
Magnitude:15.30 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.7 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 25.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0?

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