Markarian 1226 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Markarian 1226 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:26 (EDT), 66° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:12, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:21, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 1226
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h09m [1] |
| Declination: | +19°28' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 15.70 (V) [1] |