Hickson 88 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Northridge , Hickson 88 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (PDT), 35° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:56, 50° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:49, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Hickson 88
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h52m [1] |
| Declination: | −05°45' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 11.30 (R) [1] |