Hickson 79 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Hickson 79 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:54, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:08, 69° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:25, 63° above your south-western horizon.
|
Name
Hickson 79
|
Object type
Galaxy cluster
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 15h59m [1] |
| Declination: | +20°45' [1] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 11.30 (R) [1] |