Hickson 82 (Galaxy cluster)

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

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From Fairfield , Hickson 82 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:15 (EDT), 33° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:07, 81° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:21, 62° above your western horizon.

Name Hickson 82
Object type Galaxy cluster
Comprised of NGC6161
NGC6162
NGC6163
Position
Right ascension:16h28m [1]
Declination:+32°49' [1]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:12.20 (R) [1]

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