Arp 242 (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 242 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:20 (EDT), 37° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:43, 78° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:13, 35° above your western horizon.

Name Arp 242
Object type Galaxy cluster
Comprised of The Mice (NGC4676)
Position
Right ascension:12h46m [1]
Declination:+30°43' [1]
Constellation:Coma Berenices
Magnitude:13.00 (V) [1]

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