Markarian 251 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 251 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:00 (PDT), 22° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:28, 72° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:57, 48° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 251
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h20m [1] |
| Declination: | +52°03' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 16.00 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.1 arcmin |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.45 |