Hercules Cluster
Also known as Abell 2151
Hercules Cluster is a deep-sky object in the constellation Hercules.
Cluster of colliding galaxies
Facts
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Position (J2000) | 16h 05m 14s, +17° 44′ |
| Filter | No filter (It shines in starlight of every colour, so a nebula filter would only dim it; a dark sky helps more.) |
When and how to see it
Hercules Cluster is highest in the sky at midnight in May. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 88° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 58°.
Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.
For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.
More in Hercules
- Great Hercules Cluster (M13)
- Hercules A
- Hercules X-1
- Kornephoros
- M92 (NGC 6341)
- Markarian 501
- Rasalgethi
- Sarin
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