Hickson 49 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Hickson 49 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 22:54, 65° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:19 (EDT), 57° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:14, 36° above your north-western horizon.
Name
Hickson 49
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
Right ascension: | 10h56m [1] |
Declination: | +67°10' [1] |
Constellation: | Ursa Major |
Magnitude: | 14.40 (R) [1] |