UGC 9246 (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 9246 will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 43° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:00.

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Name UGC 9246

Object type Galaxy

Other names

UGC 9246^[1]
PGC 51557^[2]

Position

Right ascension:	14^h26^m ^[2]
Declination:	+05°58' ^[2]
Constellation:	Virgo
Magnitude:	15.10 (B) ^[1]
Angular dimensions:	1.3 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:	Major axis 152.0°E of N
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 Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

Cambridge

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42.38°N
71.11°W
EDT

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