Hickson 74 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Hickson 74 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:57 (PST) – 3 hours and 46 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 31° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:39.
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Name
Hickson 74
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h19m [1] |
| Declination: | +20°53' [1] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 12.10 (R) [1] |