Markarian 259 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , Markarian 259 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:03 (EDT), 34° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:13, 86° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 06:05, 47° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 259
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h28m [1] |
| Declination: | +43°55' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 16.50 (V) [1] |