Arp 268 (Galaxy cluster)

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

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From Cambridge , Arp 268 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 04:36, 35° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:56 (EDT), 25° above your northern horizon.

Name Arp 268
Object type Galaxy cluster
Part of Holmberg II
Position
Right ascension:08h19m [1]
Declination:+70°42' [1]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:10.70 (V) [1]

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