Markarian 1209 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 1209 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:35 (PST), 35° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:11, 65° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:51, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 1209
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h04m [1] |
| Declination: | +10°00' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 15.20 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.2 arcmin |