Hickson 47 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Hickson 47 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 50° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:23, 61° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:13, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
Hickson 47
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
Right ascension: | 10h25m [1] |
Declination: | +13°43' [1] |
Constellation: | Leo |
Magnitude: | 12.50 (R) [1] |