IC1206 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC1206 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:24 (EDT), 29° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:27, 60° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:12, 43° above your south-western horizon.
Name
IC1206
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 16h15m [4] |
Declination: | +11°17' [4] |
Constellation: | Hercules |
Magnitude: | 14.81 (B) [2] 11.86 (J) [2] 10.96 (H) [2] 10.69 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | Sab |
Distance: | 152.0 Mpc 495.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -21.10 |
Sources