Arp 179 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Arp 179 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:05 (EDT) – 3 hours and 31 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:17.
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Name
Arp 179
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h01m [1] |
| Declination: | −04°40' [1] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 16.60 (V) [1] |
Source