Hickson 42 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Hickson 42 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:44 (PDT) – 3 hours and 15 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:00.
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Name
Hickson 42
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h00m [1] |
| Declination: | −19°38' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 10.60 (R) [1] |