Hickson 78 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Hickson 78 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 21:42 (EDT), 63° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:55, 33° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Hickson 78
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h48m [1] |
| Declination: | +68°12' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 12.70 (R) [1] |