Markarian 301 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Markarian 301 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:06, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:14, 68° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:24, 63° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 301
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h09m [1] |
| Declination: | +19°12' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 17.50 (V) [1] |