Abell cluster 1688 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Abell cluster 1688 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:30, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:27, 51° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:00, 26° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Abell cluster 1688
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h11m [1] |
| Declination: | −04°40' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 17.60 (R) [1] |