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 evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:20 (PDT), 36° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:47, 65° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:27, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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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] |