The Perseus Cluster (Abell cluster 426)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , the Perseus Cluster is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:02, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:01, 82° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:50, 56° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
The Perseus Cluster (Abell cluster 426)
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 03h18m [1] |
| Declination: | +41°30' [1] |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: | 12.50 (R) [1] |