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 Fairfield , Arp 220 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:26 (EDT), 46° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:39, 72° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:10, 42° 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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