Abell cluster 2157 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Abell cluster 2157 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:37 (EST), 30° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 6 hours and 41 minutes after the Sun at 23:08 (EST). In the morning, it will rise at 00:27 – 6 hours and 21 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 27° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:38.
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Name
Abell cluster 2157
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h07m [1] |
| Declination: | +47°51' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 17.70 (R) [1] |