Hickson 59 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Hickson 59 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:45 (PDT) – 3 hours and 18 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:03.
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Name
Hickson 59
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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