Abell cluster 2159 (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 2159 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 70° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:02, 72° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:00, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Abell cluster 2159
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h11m [1] |
| Declination: | +16°57' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 15.90 (R) [1] |