UGC 87 (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 87 will become visible at around 17:52 (PST), 84° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:15.

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Name UGC 87

Object type Galaxy

Other names

UGC 87^[1]
PGC 687^[2]

Position

Right ascension:	00^h09^m ^[2]
Declination:	+28°20' ^[2]
Constellation:	Pegasus
Magnitude:	15.10 (B) ^[1]
Angular dimensions:	1.1 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin
Position angle:	Major axis 100.0°E of N
Hubble type:	E?

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
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