Hickson 54 (Galaxy cluster)

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

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From Cambridge , Hickson 54 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 45° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:26, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:40, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name Hickson 54
Object type Galaxy cluster
Comprised of IC700
Position
Right ascension:11h29m [1]
Declination:+20°34' [1]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:14.30 (R) [1]

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