IC1218 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC1218 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 01:58, 64° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:08 (EDT), 45° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:12, 58° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC1218
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h16m [1] |
| Declination: | +68°12' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 15.30 (V) [1] 14.53 (B) [1] 12.06 (J) [1] 11.41 (H) [1] 11.15 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.77 |
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