IC1261 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC1261 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:24, 59° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:26 (EDT), 26° above your northern horizon.
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Name
IC1261
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h23m [1] |
| Declination: | +71°15' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 14.90 (B) [1] 11.57 (J) [1] 10.91 (H) [1] 10.57 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
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