Markarian 870 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Markarian 870 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 63° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:09, 66° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:51, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name Markarian 870
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:16h06m [1]
Declination:+10°45' [1]
Constellation:Serpens Caput
Magnitude:16.00 (V) [1]

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