Abell cluster 1259 (Galaxy cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , Abell cluster 1259 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:59 (EDT), 52° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:28, 52° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:48, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name Abell cluster 1259
Object type Galaxy cluster
Position
Right ascension:11h26m [1]
Declination:+05°15' [1]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:18.00 (R) [1]

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