Abell cluster 2272 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Abell cluster 2272 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:48, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:14, 88° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:37, 85° above your western horizon.
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Name
Abell cluster 2272
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h32m [1] |
| Declination: | +40°35' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 16.50 (R) [1] |