Markarian 854 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Markarian 854 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 23° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 4 hours and 53 minutes after the Sun at 21:09 (EST). In the morning, it will rise at 00:55 – 5 hours and 46 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 31° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:30.
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Name
Markarian 854
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h26m [1] |
| Declination: | +43°23' [1] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 17.50 (V) [1] |