Markarian 551 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Markarian 551 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST), 56° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:03, 78° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:52, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 551
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h29m [1] |
| Declination: | +30°33' [1] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 14.80 (V) [1] |