Hickson 99 (Galaxy cluster)

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

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From Cambridge , Hickson 99 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:26 (EST), 61° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:31, 76° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:12, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name Hickson 99
Object type Galaxy cluster
Comprised of UGC 12897
UGC 12899
Position
Right ascension:00h00m [1]
Declination:+28°23' [1]
Constellation:Pegasus
Magnitude:12.20 (R) [1]

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