Markarian 801 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Markarian 801 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:29 (EDT), 58° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:55, 64° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:53, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 801
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h01m [1] |
| Declination: | +15°59' [1] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 16.50 (V) [1] |