Markarian 972 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Markarian 972 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:42 (EDT) – 3 hours and 39 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 03:56.
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Name
Markarian 972
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h06m [1] |
| Declination: | −06°29' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 16.00 (V) [1] |