Arp 253 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Arp 253 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:00 (PDT), 34° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:48, 50° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:44, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Arp 253
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h43m [1] |
| Declination: | −05°16' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 14.30 (V) [1] |
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