Arp 240 (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 240 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:13 (EST) – 3 hours and 27 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.

Name Arp 240
Object type Galaxy cluster
Comprised of NGC5257
NGC5258
Position
Right ascension:13h39m [1]
Declination:+00°50' [1]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:12.90 (V) [1]

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