Arp 259 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Arp 259 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:26, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:25, 51° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:05, 36° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Arp 259
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h01m [1] |
| Declination: | −04°15' [1] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 13.30 (V) [1] 13.50 (R) [2] |
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