Markarian 979 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Markarian 979 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:37 (EST), 37° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:00, 61° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:46, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Markarian 979
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h18m [1] |
| Declination: | +12°12' [1] |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 15.50 (V) [1] |