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 in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 81° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:55, 84° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:49, when it sinks below 21° above your north-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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