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IC 1246 - Star in Hercules

Above the horizon.  Rise: 10:27 | Tran: 18:14 | Set: 2:06
Alt: 0.23°   Az: 303.34°   Direction: West-North-West

IC 1246 is a Star in the Hercules constellation. IC 1246 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 1246 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 1246 - Star in Hercules star
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DSS2 image of IC 1246 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 15m 16s
+20° 12’ 37”
07h 48m 23s
01h 03m 39s

J2000

17h 14m 12s
+20° 14’ 14”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1246 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart IC 1246 - Star in Hercules star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1246 - Star in Hercules.

Finder chart IC 1246 - Star in Hercules star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1246 - 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 1246 - Star in Hercules rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.8°
Max altitude: 58.7°
Azimuth: 290.2°