IC1288 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1288 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 40° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:31, 84° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 54° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC1288
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h29m [3] |
| Declination: | +39°42' [3] |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Magnitude: | 14.24 (B) [1] 11.17 (J) [1] 10.51 (H) [1] 10.20 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 5.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBa |
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