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IC 1171 - Star in Hercules

Above the horizon.  Rise: 14:37 | Tran: 21:54 | Set: 5:14
Alt: 60.86°   Az: 196.76°   Direction: South-South-West

IC 1171 is a Star in the Hercules constellation. IC 1171 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of IC 1171 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 1171 - Star in Hercules star
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DSS2 image of IC 1171 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 06m 00s
+17° 54’ 36”
00h 33m 56s
16h 39m 57s

J2000

16h 04m 51s
+17° 58’ 41”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1171 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for IC 1171 - Star in Hercules.

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Finder chart for IC 1171 - Star in Hercules.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 1171 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

11.83
11.12
11.01

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Bellinzona, Switzerland
Latitude: 46° 11’ 34” N
Longitude: 9° 01’ 01” E
Timezone: Europe/Zurich

Today's IC 1171 - Star in Hercules rise, transit and set times from Bellinzona, Switzerland are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Zurich):

Azimuth: 72.1°
Max altitude: 61.7°
Azimuth: 287.9°