Abell cluster 278 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Abell cluster 278 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:55 (PST), 30° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:42, 88° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:17, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Abell cluster 278
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h57m [1] |
| Declination: | +32°13' [1] |
| Constellation: | Triangulum |
| Magnitude: | 15.60 (R) [1] |