Markarian 229 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 229 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:13 (PDT), 36° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:58, 76° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:35, 37° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 229
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h48m [1] |
| Declination: | +47°42' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 17.00 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.1 arcmin |