Markarian 242 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 242 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 19:57 (PDT), 22° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:30, 70° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 06:02, 48° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 242
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h06m [1] |
| Declination: | +53°29' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 16.00 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.2 arcmin |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.52 |