Hickson 78 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Hickson 78 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 00:49, 62° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:28 (EDT), 52° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:08, 52° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Hickson 78
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.