HCG 70
DSS image of HCG 70
Overlaid DSS image of HCG 70, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around HCG 70
IRAS F14019+3333

Type  Galaxy Cluster
Magnitude  13.2
Size  3.4'
Right Ascension  14h 4' 13"  (2000)
Declination  33° 19' 40" N
Constellation  Canes Venatici
Description  6 members w/IC4369, 70, 71
Observing Notes

Andrew Cooper
Apr 3, 2011    Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 8 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%

The cluster is quite difficult, only IC4371 is obvious, the remainder take effort to see, only four of seven seen depite the good conditions, IC4369, IC4370, IC4371 and PGC 50123 were seen, UCG 8990, MCG +06-31-057 and MCG +06-31-065 not seen
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HCG 70