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 all night. It will become visible at around 21:07 (EDT), 41° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:34, 89° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:30, 57° above your western horizon.
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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] |