IC1242 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1242 will become visible at around 19:57 (PDT), 52° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:33.
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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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