IC1287 (Reflection nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 20 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1287 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:42, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:18, 45° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:34, 41° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC1287
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Object type
Reflection nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h31m [1] |
| Declination: | −10°47' [1] |
| Constellation: | Scutum |
| Magnitude: | 6.10 (B) [1] |
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