IC1221 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC1221 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:37 (EST), 34° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 6 hours and 28 minutes after the Sun at 22:56 (EST). In the morning, it will rise at 01:41 – 5 hours and 6 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 22° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:37.
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Name
IC1221
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h34m [3] |
| Declination: | +46°23' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.59 (B) [1] 11.94 (J) [1] 11.29 (H) [1] 10.99 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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