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Other deep sky objects in Hercules
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IC 1238 - Double Star in Hercules

Above the horizon.  Rise: 18:03 | Tran: 2:13 | Set: 10:20
Alt: 48.97°   Az: 240.89°   Direction: West-South-West

IC 1238 is a Double Star in the Hercules constellation. IC 1238 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 1238 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 1238 - Double Star in Hercules star
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DSS2 image of IC 1238 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 01m 34s
+23° 02’ 26”
02h 34m 12s
19h 35m 46s

J2000

17h 00m 29s
+23° 04’ 36”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1238 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 1238 - Double Star in Hercules.

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Finder chart for IC 1238 - Double Star in Hercules.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's IC 1238 - Double Star in Hercules rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.0°
Max altitude: 61.6°
Azimuth: 293.0°