Hickson 68 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Hickson 68 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:27, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:22, 83° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:43, 49° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Hickson 68
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h53m [1] |
| Declination: | +40°19' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 9.50 (R) [1] |