Abell cluster 2172 (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 2172 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 77° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:07, 81° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:08, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Abell cluster 2172
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h16m [1] |
| Declination: | +42°23' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 17.10 (R) [1] |