Markarian 1221 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 1221 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:53, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:54, 74° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:47, 48° above your western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 1221
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h03m [1] |
| Declination: | +18°15' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 16.00 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.5 arcmin |