Hickson 81 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Hickson 81 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:13 (PDT), 68° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:37, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:24, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Hickson 81
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h18m [1] |
| Declination: | +12°47' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 13.30 (R) [1] |