Markarian 1251 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Markarian 1251 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:21 (EDT), 32° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:06, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:19, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western 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] |