IC1226 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1226 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:03 (PDT), 78° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:05, 78° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:17, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC1226
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Object type
Galaxy
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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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