IC1262 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1262 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:03 (PDT), 75° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:57, 80° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:02, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC1262
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h33m [3] |
| Declination: | +43°45' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 13.65 (V) [1] 14.72 (B) [1] 11.32 (J) [1] 10.66 (H) [1] 10.36 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 84.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.07 |
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