Markarian 551 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Los Angeles , Markarian 551 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:58 (PDT) – 3 hours and 48 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:38.
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Name
Markarian 551
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Object type
Galaxy
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Visibility from Los Angeles
All times shown in Los Angeles local time.