Markarian 872 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 872 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 70° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:19, 75° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:24, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 872
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h08m [1] |
| Declination: | +19°49' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 15.50 (V) [1] |