Abell cluster 2256 (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 2256 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 05:47, 45° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:05 (PDT), 24° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:48, 45° above your northern horizon.
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Name
Abell cluster 2256
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h03m [1] |
| Declination: | +78°43' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Minor |
| Magnitude: | 15.30 (R) [1] |