The Box (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 , the Box is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:30 (PDT), 57° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:03, 85° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:30, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name The Box
Object type Galaxy cluster
Position
Right ascension:12h12m [1]
Declination:+29°10' [1]
Constellation:Coma Berenices
Magnitude:11.56 (V) [1]
Source
[1] Manually entered

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