Hickson 62 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Hickson 62 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:04 (EST) – 3 hours and 36 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.
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Name
Hickson 62
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h53m [1] |
| Declination: | −09°13' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 11.60 (R) [1] |