Abell cluster 2261 (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 2261 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 65° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:12, 88° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:33, 25° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Abell cluster 2261
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h22m [1] |
| Declination: | +32°09' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 17.40 (R) [1] |