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 will become visible at around 19:57 (PDT), 44° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:21.
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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 |
| Distance: | 25.0 kpc 81.5 klyr [1] |
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