Hickson 68 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Hickson 68 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:08 (EDT), 59° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:48, 89° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:28, 39° 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] |