IC1206 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1206 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 63° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:21, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:05, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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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