Markarian 420 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Markarian 420 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:57 (EDT), 84° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:10, 85° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:25, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 420
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h03m [1] |
| Declination: | +37°55' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 15.60 (V) [1] |