Abell cluster 2278 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Abell cluster 2278 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:58, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:22, 87° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:37, 86° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Abell cluster 2278
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h40m [1] |
| Declination: | +39°53' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 17.50 (R) [1] |