Markarian 896 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 896 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 25° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:46, 53° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:50, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 896
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h46m [1] |
| Declination: | −02°48' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 16.00 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.4 arcmin |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.66 |