IC1242 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC1242 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:50, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:05, 51° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:13, 51° above your southern horizon.
Name
IC1242
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 17h08m [3] |
Declination: | +04°02' [3] |
Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
Magnitude: | 14.86 (B) [1] 12.44 (J) [1] 11.65 (H) [1] 11.21 (K) [1] |
Hubble type: | Sb |
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