Markarian 42 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Markarian 42 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:06 (EDT), 83° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:36, 86° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:13, 24° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 42
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h53m [1] |
| Declination: | +46°12' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 15.20 (V) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.79 |