Markarian 251 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , Markarian 251 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:38 (EDT), 61° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:17, 38° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 251
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h20m [1] |
| Declination: | +52°03' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 16.00 (V) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.45 |