The Ring Tail Galaxies (Galaxy cluster)

Image of the Ring Tail Galaxies
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , the Ring Tail Galaxies is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:49 (EST) – 3 hours and 59 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:38.

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Name The Ring Tail Galaxies
Object type Galaxy cluster
Comprised of NGC4038
NGC4039
Position
Right ascension:12h01m [1]
Declination:−18°52' [1]
Constellation:Corvus
Magnitude:11.09 (V) [1]
Source
[1] Manually entered
Visibility from Fairfield

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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