Wild's Triplet (Arp 248)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Wild's Triplet is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:51, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:52, 52° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 34° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Wild's Triplet (Arp 248)
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h46m [1] |
| Declination: | −03°50' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.10 (V) [1] |
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