Hickson 6 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Hickson 6 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:46 (PST), 42° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:18, 47° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:03, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Hickson 6
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h39m [1] |
| Declination: | −08°23' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 12.30 (R) [1] |