Markarian 531 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 531 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:52 (PDT) – 3 hours and 4 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:51.
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Name
Markarian 531
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 23h23m [1] |
| Declination: | +09°40' [1] |
| Constellation: | Pegasus |
| Magnitude: | 13.50 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.5 arcmin |