Shakhbazian 23 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Shakhbazian 23 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 35° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 19:11 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon. At 04:27, it will return to an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon, and reach an altitude of 29° before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.
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Name
Shakhbazian 23
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h09m [1] |
| Declination: | +52°15' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 18.00 (R) [1] |