Arp 220 (Galaxy cluster)

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 , Arp 220 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 78° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:37, 79° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:51, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name Arp 220
Object type Galaxy cluster
Comprised of IC1127
IC4553
IC4554
Position
Right ascension:15h34m [1]
Declination:+23°30' [1]
Constellation:Serpens Caput
Magnitude:13.10 (V) [1]

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