Markarian 879 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Markarian 879 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 76° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:20, 85° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:11, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 879
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h22m [1] |
| Declination: | +38°22' [1] |
| Constellation: | Corona Borealis |
| Magnitude: | 14.90 (V) [1] |