Markarian 581 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 581 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:33 (PDT) – 3 hours and 5 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:26.
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Name
Markarian 581
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h53m [1] |
| Declination: | +06°40' [1] |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 16.50 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.2 arcmin |