The Hercules Cluster (Abell cluster 2151)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , the Hercules Cluster is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:58, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:03, 65° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:45, 57° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
The Hercules Cluster (Abell cluster 2151)
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 16h05m [1] |
| Declination: | +17°44' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 13.80 (R) [1] |