Markarian 53 (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 53 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:24, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:48, 83° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:51, 75° above your western horizon.

Name Markarian 53
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:12h56m [1]
Declination:+27°40' [1]
Constellation:Coma Berenices
Magnitude:15.50 (V) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.2 arcmin
B-V Color (mag):0.41

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