Markarian 241 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 241 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 61° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:02, 88° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:38, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 241
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h06m [1] |
| Declination: | +32°58' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 16.00 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.2 arcmin |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.58 |