Arp 279 (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 279 is visible between 19:06 and 02:37. It will become accessible at around 19:06, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:52, 44° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:37 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Arp 279
Object type Galaxy cluster
Comprised of NGC1253
Position
Right ascension:03h14m [1]
Declination:−02°48' [1]
Constellation:Eridanus
Magnitude:11.70 (V) [1]

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