Hickson 71 (Galaxy cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , Hickson 71 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:07 (EDT), 49° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:13, 74° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:30, 35° above your western horizon.

Name Hickson 71
Object type Galaxy cluster
Comprised of NGC5008
IC4381
Position
Right ascension:14h11m [1]
Declination:+25°29' [1]
Constellation:Bootes
Magnitude:12.80 (R) [1]

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