Abell cluster 2272 (Galaxy cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Abell cluster 2272 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 64° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:23, 83° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:33, 30° above your north-western horizon.

Name Abell cluster 2272
Object type Galaxy cluster
Position
Right ascension:17h32m [1]
Declination:+40°35' [1]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:16.50 (R) [1]

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