Arp 259 (Galaxy cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Arp 259 is visible between 19:10 and 03:08. It will become accessible at around 19:10, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:09, 51° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:08 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name Arp 259
Object type Galaxy cluster
Comprised of NGC1741
Other names
Arp 259[1]
HCG 31[2]
Position
Right ascension:05h01m [1]
Declination:−04°15' [1]
Constellation:Eridanus
Magnitude:13.30 (V) [1]
13.50 (R) [2]

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