Shakhbazian 79 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Shakhbazian 79 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:38 (EST), 23° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 4 hours and 39 minutes after the Sun at 21:07 (EST). In the morning, it will rise at 01:34 – 5 hours and 11 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 28° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:36.
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Name
Shakhbazian 79
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h32m [1] |
| Declination: | +43°03' [1] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 17.30 (R) [1] |