Markarian 887 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Markarian 887 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:29, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:45, 88° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:24, 82° above your western horizon.
Name
Markarian 887
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 16h40m [1] |
Declination: | +39°19' [1] |
Constellation: | Hercules |
Magnitude: | 15.10 (V) [1] |