Hickson 2 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Hickson 2 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:26 (EST), 41° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:01, 56° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:33, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Hickson 2
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h31m [1] |
| Declination: | +08°25' [1] |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 12.10 (R) [1] |