IC1222 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC1222 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 35° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 6 hours and 59 minutes after the Sun at 23:15 (EST). In the morning, it will rise at 01:05 – 5 hours and 36 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 23° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:30.
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Name
IC1222
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h35m [4] |
| Declination: | +46°12' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 13.50 (V) [5] 14.08 (B) [2] 11.63 (J) [2] 10.99 (H) [2] 10.71 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| Distance: | 133.0 Mpc 433.6 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.71 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -22.12 |
Sources