UGC 8855 (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 8855 will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 74° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 03:37.

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Name UGC 8855

Object type Galaxy

Other names

UGC 8855^[1]
PGC 49553^[2]

Position

Right ascension:	13^h56^m ^[2]
Declination:	+24°29' ^[2]
Constellation:	Bootes
Magnitude:	15.50 (B) ^[1]
Hubble type:	S

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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34.05°N
118.05°W
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