Markarian 1261 (Galaxy cluster)

Image of Markarian 1261
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , Markarian 1261 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:13 (EDT), 32° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:00, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:52, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

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Name Markarian 1261
Object type Galaxy cluster
Position
Right ascension:10h43m [1]
Declination:-01°17' [1]
Constellation:Sextans
Magnitude:14.10 (V) [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.75
Visibility from Cambridge

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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