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 dawn sky, rising at 03:33 (PST) – 3 hours and 18 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:46.
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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] |