UGC 6291 (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 6291 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 20:30 (PDT), 28° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:15, 19° above your northern horizon.

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Name UGC 6291
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 6291[1]
PGC 34413[2]
Position
Right ascension:11h16m [2]
Declination:+69°17' [2]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:15.70 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.0 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 137.0°E of N
Hubble type:S
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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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