Abell cluster 2278 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Abell cluster 2278 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 78° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:39, 88° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:13, 29° above your north-western horizon.
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] |