Arp 270 (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 270 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:07 (PDT) – 3 hours and 38 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:46.

Name Arp 270
Object type Galaxy cluster
Comprised of NGC3395
NGC3396
Position
Right ascension:10h49m [1]
Declination:+32°59' [1]
Constellation:Leo Minor
Magnitude:12.10 (V) [1]

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