Markarian 656 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Markarian 656 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:15 (EDT), 70° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:21, 75° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:55, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 656
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h45m [1] |
| Declination: | +27°03' [1] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 13.70 (V) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.39 |