Markarian 426 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Markarian 426 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:10 (EDT), 82° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:11, 82° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:17, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 426
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h40m [1] |
| Declination: | +35°12' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 14.90 (V) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.45 |