Markarian 972 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 972 will become visible at around 18:31 (PST), 31° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 49 minutes after the Sun at 21:19.
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.1 arcmin |