Abell cluster 2298 (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 2298 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:52 (PST), 23° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 4 hours and 37 minutes after the Sun at 21:25 (PST). In the morning, it will rise at 01:56 – 4 hours and 57 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 26° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:49.

Name Abell cluster 2298
Object type Galaxy cluster
Position
Right ascension:18h06m [1]
Declination:+50°13' [1]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:17.40 (R) [1]

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