Markarian 55 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 55 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:26, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:49, 83° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:51, 75° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 55
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h57m [1] |
| Declination: | +27°24' [1] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 16.00 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.2 arcmin |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.68 |