Abell cluster 1557 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Abell cluster 1557 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 00:53, 69° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:12 (EDT), 45° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:24, 46° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Abell cluster 1557
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h32m [1] |
| Declination: | +62°50' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 18.00 (R) [1] |