UGC 9980 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 9980 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:47 (PST) – 3 hours and 1 minute before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:43.
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Name
UGC 9980
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h42m [2] |
| Declination: | +02°00' [2] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 15.20 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 175.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SB0 |
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