Markarian 291 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 291 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:07 (PDT), 47° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:12, 75° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:29, 31° above your western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 291
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h55m [1] |
| Declination: | +19°11' [1] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 15.00 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.2 arcmin |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.51 |