Arp 288 (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 288 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 47° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:30, 69° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:20, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name Arp 288
Object type Galaxy cluster
Comprised of NGC5221
NGC5222
Position
Right ascension:13h34m [1]
Declination:+13°47' [1]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:13.00 (V) [1]

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