Markarian 509 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 509 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:13 (PDT), 33° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:38, 45° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:13, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 509
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h44m [1] |
| Declination: | −10°43' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 13.00 (V) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.25 |