Markarian 542 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Markarian 542 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST), 37° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:31, 45° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:20, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
Markarian 542
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 23h56m [1] |
Declination: | −02°05' [1] |
Constellation: | Pisces |
Magnitude: | 15.40 (V) [1] |