Hickson 68 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Hickson 68 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:19 (EDT), 30° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:54, 87° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:14, 52° above your 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] |