Wild's Triplet (Arp 248)
From Cambridge , Wild's Triplet is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:49 (EDT), 39° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:16, 43° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:57, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
Wild's Triplet (Arp 248)
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Right ascension: | 11h46m [1] |
Declination: | -03°50' [1] |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Magnitude: | 14.10 (V) [1] |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.