Arp 78 (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 78 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:26 (EST), 34° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:29, 66° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:38, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name Arp 78
Object type Galaxy cluster
Comprised of NGC770
NGC772
Position
Right ascension:01h59m [1]
Declination:+18°58' [1]
Constellation:Aries
Magnitude:10.30 (V) [1]

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