Hickson 87 (Galaxy cluster)

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

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From South El Monte , Hickson 87 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:59 (PDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:02, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:56, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Hickson 87
Object type Galaxy cluster
Position
Right ascension:20h48m [1]
Declination:−19°50' [1]
Constellation:Capricornus
Magnitude:12.40 (R) [1]

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