IC1220 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1220 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:54, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:30, 64° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:33, 60° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC1220
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h29m [1] |
| Declination: | +08°27' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.73 (B) [1] 10.96 (J) [1] 10.29 (H) [1] 10.02 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 1.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 142.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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