Hickson 17 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Hickson 17 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 26° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:00, 62° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:49, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Hickson 17
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h14m [1] |
| Declination: | +13°18' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aries |
| Magnitude: | 13.70 (R) [1] |