UGC 261 (Galaxy)

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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 261 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:28 (PDT) – 3 hours and 19 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:40.

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Name UGC 261
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 261[1]
PGC 1675[2]
Position
Right ascension:00h27m [2]
Declination:+24°10' [2]
Constellation:Andromeda
Magnitude:14.80 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.9 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 111.0°E of N
Hubble type:PECULR
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Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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