Markarian 557 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Markarian 557 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST), 30° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:23, 45° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:11, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 557
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h48m [1] |
| Declination: | −02°22' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 15.50 (V) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.69 |