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 all night. It will become visible at around 21:11 (EDT), 26° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:00, 68° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:25, 51° 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] |