Abell 2218

Abell 2218 is a deep-sky object in the constellation Draco.

Galaxy cluster in Draco whose mass bends the light of galaxies behind it into arcs

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Facts

Constellation	Draco
Position (J2000)	16h 35m 54s, +66° 13′
Filter	No filter (It shines in starlight of every colour, so a nebula filter would only dim it; a dark sky helps more.)

Abell 2218 is highest in the sky at midnight in May. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 44° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 74°.

Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.

For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.