Markarian 172 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Markarian 172 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 45° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:27, 69° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:45, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
Markarian 172
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 11h29m [1] |
Declination: | +21°46' [1] |
Constellation: | Leo |
Magnitude: | 17.50 (V) [1] |