Markarian 857 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Markarian 857 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:37 (EST), 22° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 4 hours and 19 minutes after the Sun at 20:47 (EST). In the morning, it will rise at 01:44 – 5 hours and 3 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 29° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:37.
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Name
Markarian 857
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h31m [1] |
| Declination: | +41°46' [1] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 17.00 (V) [1] |