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 Fairfield , Markarian 506 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:01, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:48, 79° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:39, 75° above your south-western horizon.

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

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