Markarian 253 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 253 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:01 (PDT), 25° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:56, 47° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 253
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h20m [1] |
| Declination: | +56°26' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 15.70 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.3 arcmin |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.81 |