UGC 312 (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 312 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:49 (PST), 62° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:27, 64° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:04, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

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Name UGC 312

Object type Galaxy

Part of Hickson 2

Other names

UGC 312^[1]
PGC 1921^[2]

Position

Right ascension:	00^h31^m ^[2]
Declination:	+08°28' ^[2]
Constellation:	Pisces
Magnitude:	14.60 (B) ^[1]
Angular dimensions:	1.7 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin
Position angle:	Major axis 7.0°E of N
Hubble type:	SB

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
PST

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