Abell cluster 2979 (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 2979 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:55 (PST), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:25, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 21:37, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Abell cluster 2979
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h08m [1] |
| Declination: | −26°21' [1] |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Magnitude: | 17.30 (R) [1] |