Markarian 1287 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Markarian 1287 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:27 (EDT), 26° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:10, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:24, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 1287
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h12m [1] |
| Declination: | −10°17' [1] |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Magnitude: | 16.00 (V) [1] |