Shakhbazian 8 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Shakhbazian 8 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:35, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:06, 71° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:15, 71° above your northern horizon.
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Name
Shakhbazian 8
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h03m [1] |
| Declination: | +52°21' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 17.50 (R) [1] |