Arp 172 (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 172 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:21 (EDT), 36° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:09, 65° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:57, 46° above your western horizon.

Name Arp 172
Object type Galaxy cluster
Comprised of IC1178
IC1181
Position
Right ascension:16h05m [1]
Declination:+17°35' [1]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:15.20 (V) [1]

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