UGC 9944 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 9944 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:51, 48° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 18:11 (PST), 18° above your northern horizon.
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Name
UGC 9944
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h35m [2] |
| Declination: | +73°27' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Minor |
| Magnitude: | 14.90 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 174.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S |
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