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 morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:35, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:23, 68° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:49, 67° above your southern horizon.
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Name
Hickson 59
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h48m [1] |
| Declination: | +12°43' [1] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 12.50 (R) [1] |