Markarian 51 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 51 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:16 (PDT), 27° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:18, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:42, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 51
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h24m [1] |
| Declination: | +04°13' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.20 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.3 arcmin |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.62 |