Hickson 51 (Galaxy cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Hickson 51 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:27 (EDT), 50° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:20, 73° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:45, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
Hickson 51
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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