Markarian 956 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 956 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:46 (PST), 42° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:20, 48° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:08, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 956
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h40m [1] |
| Declination: | −07°27' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 15.50 (V) [1] |