Abell cluster 1218 (Galaxy cluster)

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

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From South El Monte , Abell cluster 1218 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:08 (PDT), 47° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:48, 72° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:44, 26° above your north-western horizon.

Name Abell cluster 1218
Object type Galaxy cluster
Position
Right ascension:11h18m [1]
Declination:+51°42' [1]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:16.00 (R) [1]

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