UGC 8561 (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 8561 will become visible at around 21:40 (EDT), 52° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 03:09.

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Name UGC 8561

Object type Galaxy

Other names

Mrk 459^[3]
UGC 8561^[1]
PGC 47872^[2]

Position

Right ascension:	13^h34^m ^[2]
Declination:	+34°02' ^[2]
Constellation:	Canes Venatici
Magnitude:	17.00 (V) ^[3] 13.80 (B) ^[1]
Angular dimensions:	1.2 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin
Position angle:	Major axis 123.0°E of N
Hubble type:	Sc

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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42.38°N
71.11°W
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