Markarian 280 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 280 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:39, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:06, 84° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:46, 79° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 280
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h57m [1] |
| Declination: | +28°47' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 15.20 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.2 arcmin |