Markarian 1179 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 1179 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:50 (PST), 56° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:25, 83° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:50, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 1179
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h33m [1] |
| Declination: | +27°56' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aries |
| Magnitude: | 16.00 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.2 arcmin |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.15 |