Markarian 1281 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 1281 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 20:57 (PDT), 46° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:37, 25° above your northern horizon.
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Name
Markarian 1281
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h08m [1] |
| Declination: | +77°17' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 16.50 (V) [1] |