IC1259 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1259 will become visible at around 20:27 (PDT), 65° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 02:52 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC1259
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h27m [1] |
| Declination: | +58°30' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 14.11 (B) [1] 10.77 (J) [1] 10.10 (H) [1] 9.84 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |