UGC 1618 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , UGC 1618 will become visible at around 17:55 (EST), 49° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:53.

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Name UGC 1618

Object type Galaxy

Part of Hickson 15

Other names

UGC 1618^[1]
PGC 8114^[2]

Position

Right ascension:	02^h07^m ^[2]
Declination:	+02°10' ^[2]
Constellation:	Cetus
Magnitude:	15.30 (B) ^[1]
Angular dimensions:	0.9 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin
Position angle:	Major axis 48.0°E of N
Hubble type:	E-S0

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 Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

Cambridge

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Longitude:
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42.38°N
71.11°W
EST

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