Markarian 691 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Markarian 691 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 72° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:49, 73° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:49, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name Markarian 691
Object type Galaxy
Comprised of NGC5996
UGC 10033
Position
Right ascension:15h46m [1]
Declination:+17°53' [1]
Constellation:Serpens Caput
Magnitude:13.20 (V) [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.43

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