Markarian 159 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Jerusalem , Markarian 159 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 22:52, 49° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 19:57 (IDT), 43° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:26, 27° above your northern horizon.
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Name
Markarian 159
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h58m [1] |
| Declination: | +72°38' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 14.60 (V) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.46 |