UGC 6850 (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 6850 will become visible at around 21:45 (EDT), 35° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:25.

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Name UGC 6850

Object type Galaxy

Other names

Mrk 1307^[3]
UGC 6850^[1]
PGC 37213^[2]

Position

Right ascension:	11^h52^m ^[2]
Declination:	−02°28' ^[2]
Constellation:	Virgo
Magnitude:	14.10 (V) ^[3] 14.10 (B) ^[1]
Angular dimensions:	0.7 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin
Hubble type:	PECULR

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 Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

Cambridge

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Longitude:
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42.38°N
71.11°W
EDT

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