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 all night. It will become visible at around 19:07 (PDT), 22° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:41, 88° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 06:01, 24° above your north-western horizon.
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] |