Hickson 80 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From South El Monte , Hickson 80 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:46 (PST), 24° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 18:14 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon. At 03:13, it will return to an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon, and reach an altitude of 36° before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:38.
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Name
Hickson 80
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.