The Hercules Cluster (Abell cluster 2151)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , the Hercules Cluster is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 71° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:59, 73° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:59, when it sinks below 21° above your 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] |