UGC 10599 (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 10599 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:09 (PDT), 44° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:02, 84° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:28, 48° above your north-western horizon.

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Name UGC 10599

Object type Galaxy

Other names

Mrk 501^[3]
UGC 10599^[1]
PGC 59214^[2]

Position

Right ascension:	16^h53^m ^[2]
Declination:	+39°45' ^[2]
Constellation:	Hercules
Magnitude:	13.70 (V) ^[3] 13.70 (B) ^[1]
Angular dimensions:	1.2 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin
Position angle:	Major axis 160.0°E of N
Hubble type:	EX CMPT

Sources

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

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

^[3]	First Byurakan Survey (FBS) (Markarian et al., 1989)

Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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