IC1230 (Galaxy pair)

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

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From Cambridge , IC1230 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:25 (EST), 37° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 19:21 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon. At 04:48, it will return to an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon, and reach an altitude of 27° before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:34.

Name IC1230
Object type Galaxy pair
Other names
IC 1230[1]
UGC 10538[2]
PGC 58903[3]
Position
Right ascension:16h45m [3]
Declination:+51°15' [3]
Constellation:Hercules
Hubble type:E

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