Markarian 490 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Markarian 490 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 28° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 6 hours and 4 minutes after the Sun at 22:20 (EST). In the morning, it will rise at 00:23 – 6 hours and 18 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 30° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:30.
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Name
Markarian 490
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h46m [1] |
| Declination: | +45°59' [1] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 15.00 (V) [1] |