Abell cluster 2259 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Abell cluster 2259 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:23, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:02, 75° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:37, 73° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Abell cluster 2259
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h20m [1] |
| Declination: | +27°39' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 17.10 (R) [1] |