Markarian 720 (Galaxy)

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

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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
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:10h17m [1]
Declination:+06°58' [1]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:15.00 (V) [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.77

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