UGC 6986 (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 6986 will become visible at around 21:11 (PDT), 32° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 54 minutes after the Sun at 23:56.

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Name UGC 6986

Object type Galaxy

Other names

UGC 6986^[1]
PGC 37761^[2]

Position

Right ascension:	11^h59^m ^[2]
Declination:	+17°45' ^[2]
Constellation:	Coma Berenices
Magnitude:	15.30 (B) ^[1]
Hubble type:	S

Sources

^[1]	"Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies", P. Nilson, 1973.

^[2]	"HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies", G. Paturel et al., 2003.

Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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