UGC 9879 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 9879 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:35, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:22, 87° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:12, 79° above your western horizon.
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Name
UGC 9879
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h30m [2] |
| Declination: | +36°48' [2] |
| Constellation: | Corona Borealis |
| Magnitude: | 15.60 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 5.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa-b |
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