Markarian 96 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 96 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:33 (PST), 38° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:03, 77° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:15, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 96
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h48m [1] |
| Declination: | +46°14' [1] |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Magnitude: | 15.50 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.1 arcmin |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.39 |