The globular cluster IC 1257
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , IC 1257 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 04:05 (EST) – 3 hours and 23 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 06:19.
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Name
IC 1257
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Object Type
Globular Cluster
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Visibility from Ashburn
All times shown in Ashburn local time.