IC1257 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1257 is visible from soon after it rises, at 05:17, until soon before it sets at 16:44. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is above the horizon.
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Name
IC1257
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h27m [2] |
| Declination: | −07°05' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.3 arcmin |
| Distance: | 25.0 kpc 81.5 klyr [1] |
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