Markarian 1309 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Markarian 1309 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (EDT), 34° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:12, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:20, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 1309
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h57m [1] |
| Declination: | -10°10' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.00 (V) [1] |