Markarian 720 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Markarian 720 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 46° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:15, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:41, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
Markarian 720
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 10h17m [1] |
Declination: | +06°58' [1] |
Constellation: | Leo |
Magnitude: | 15.00 (V) [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.77 |