UGC 9879 (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 9879 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 86° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:29, 87° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:15, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name UGC 9879
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 9879[1]
PGC 55285[2]
Position
Right ascension:15h30m [2]
Declination:+36°48' [2]
Constellation:Corona Borealis
Magnitude:15.60 (B) [1]
Hubble type:Sa-b

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