Shakhbazian 179 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Shakhbazian 179 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:36 (EST), 52° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:42, 81° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:36, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
Name
Shakhbazian 179
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
Right ascension: | 02h26m [1] |
Declination: | +32°50' [1] |
Constellation: | Triangulum |