Markarian 1256 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 1256 is visible between 20:36 and 04:35. It will become accessible at around 20:36, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:35, 51° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:35 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 1256
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h25m [1] |
| Declination: | −04°11' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 16.50 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.1 arcmin |