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 dawn sky, rising at 03:27 (PST) – 3 hours and 12 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:39.
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 20.0 arcmin x 10.0 arcmin |
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