Markarian 1251 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 1251 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:58, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:38, 46° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:42, 43° above your southern horizon.
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Name
Markarian 1251
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h16m [1] |
| Declination: | −09°30' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 16.50 (V) [1] |