IC1281 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1281 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:03 (PDT), 70° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:36, 88° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:20, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC1281
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h11m [1] |
| Declination: | +35°59' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 15.58 (B) [1] 12.52 (J) [1] 11.80 (H) [1] 11.45 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 15.0°E of N |
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