Hickson 51 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Hickson 51 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:16, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:32, 80° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:44, 79° above your southern horizon.
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Name
Hickson 51
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h22m [1] |
| Declination: | +24°17' [1] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 11.50 (R) [1] |