Hickson 51 (Galaxy cluster)

Image of Hickson 51
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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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
Object type Galaxy cluster
Comprised of NGC3651
NGC3653
Position
Right ascension:11h22m [1]
Declination:+24°17' [1]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:11.50 (R) [1]

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