Arp 271 (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 271 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:02 (PST) – 3 hours and 40 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 29° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:38.

Name Arp 271
Object type Galaxy cluster
Comprised of NGC5426
NGC5427
Position
Right ascension:14h03m [1]
Declination:−06°03' [1]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:11.40 (V) [1]

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