Markarian 1159 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Markarian 1159 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:26 (EST), 46° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:05, 80° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:02, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
Name
Markarian 1159
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 01h35m [1] |
Declination: | +33°03' [1] |
Constellation: | Triangulum |
Magnitude: | 15.20 (V) [1] |