Arp 72 (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 72 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:49 (PDT), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:22, 73° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:44, 42° above your western horizon.

Name Arp 72
Object type Galaxy cluster
Comprised of NGC5994
NGC5996
Position
Right ascension:15h46m [1]
Declination:+17°52' [1]
Constellation:Serpens Caput
Magnitude:12.80 (V) [1]

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