Arp 120 (Galaxy cluster)

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

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From Cambridge , Arp 120 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (EDT), 52° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:41, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:29, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name Arp 120
Object type Galaxy cluster
Comprised of NGC4435
NGC4438
Position
Right ascension:12h27m [1]
Declination:+13°02' [1]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:10.10 (V) [1]

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