Hickson 76 (Galaxy cluster)

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

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From South El Monte , Hickson 76 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:02 (PDT), 39° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:12, 63° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:33, 24° above your western horizon.

Name Hickson 76
Object type Galaxy cluster
Comprised of NGC5941
NGC5942
NGC5944
Position
Right ascension:15h31m [1]
Declination:+07°18' [1]
Constellation:Serpens Caput
Magnitude:12.30 (R) [1]

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