Arp 261 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Arp 261 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:28 (EDT), 30° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:28, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:38, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Arp 261
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h49m [1] |
| Declination: | -10°09' [1] |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 13.40 (V) [1] |
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