Markarian 1253 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Markarian 1253 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:26 (EDT), 38° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:21, 45° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:08, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 1253
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h19m [1] |
| Declination: | −03°20' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 15.30 (V) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.54 |