Markarian 879 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Markarian 879 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:47, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:00, 87° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:11, 76° above your 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] |