Hickson 62 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Hickson 62 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:02 (PDT), 46° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:30, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:11, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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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] |