Markarian 531 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , Markarian 531 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:47 (EDT) – 3 hours and 31 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 03:57.
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Name
Markarian 531
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Object type
Galaxy
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Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.