Markarian 506 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Markarian 506 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:44 (EDT), 75° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:34, 79° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:10, 24° above your western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 506
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h22m [1] |
| Declination: | +30°52' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 15.30 (V) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.80 |