Markarian 217 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Markarian 217 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:37, 56° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:37 (EST), 21° above your northern horizon.
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Name
Markarian 217
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h35m [1] |
| Declination: | +66°22' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 16.50 (V) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.89 |