IC1209 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1209 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 66° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:24, 71° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:19, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC1209
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h18m [3] |
| Declination: | +15°33' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.88 (B) [1] 11.23 (J) [1] 10.49 (H) [1] 10.26 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
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