Markarian 500 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Jacksonville , Markarian 500 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:34 (EDT), 68° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:33, 71° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:35, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 500
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h48m [1] |
| Declination: | +48°42' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 16.50 (V) [1] |