Markarian 859 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 859 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 68° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:34, 74° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 26° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 859
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h36m [1] |
| Declination: | +49°35' [1] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 15.50 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.2 arcmin |