Markarian 506 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Markarian 506 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:58 (PDT), 24° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:22, 86° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:36, 61° above your western horizon.

Name Markarian 506
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:17h22m [1]
Declination:+30°52' [1]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:15.30 (V) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.4 arcmin
B-V Color (mag):0.80

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