Markarian 978 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 978 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:45 (PST), 43° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:16, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:41, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 978
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h17m [1] |
| Declination: | +04°10' [1] |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 15.70 (V) [1] |