IC1226 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , IC1226 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:56, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:07, 78° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:59, 65° above your north-western horizon.

Name IC1226
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:16h41m [1]
Declination:+46°00' [1]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:15.30 (B) [1]
12.43 (J) [1]
11.77 (H) [1]
11.45 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.6 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 53.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBa

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