Abell cluster 959 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Abell cluster 959 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 01:46, 72° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:57 (EST), 24° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:52, 49° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Abell cluster 959
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h17m [1] |
| Declination: | +59°32' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 17.80 (R) [1] |