Zwicky's Triplet (Arp 103)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Zwicky's Triplet is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:13 (PDT), 74° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:04, 78° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:14, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name Zwicky's Triplet (Arp 103)
Object type Galaxy cluster
Comprised of UGC 10586
Other names
Zwicky's Triplet
Arp 103[1]
Position
Right ascension:16h49m [1]
Declination:+45°28' [1]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:14.60 (V) [1]

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