Hickson 12 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Hickson 12 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:22, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:20, 51° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:25, 41° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Hickson 12
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h27m [1] |
| Declination: | −04°40' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 12.90 (R) [1] |