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A Complete Guide to the Solar System and the Night Sky
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public Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Timezone: Europe/London
Sunrise: 5:22 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:28
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Other deep sky objects in Hercules

IC 1246 - Star in Hercules

Altitude: 18.5°   Azimuth: 80.4°   Direction: East

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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of IC 1246 - Star in Hercules star
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DSS2 image of IC 1246 in the Red band.

Key facts about IC 1246

IC 1246
Star
Hercules

IC 1246 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 18.5°
Azimuth: 80.4°
Direction: East

See also IC 1246 rise and set times.
Available Resources for IC 1246 - Star in Hercules

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 1246

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1246 are provided in the following table:

17h 14m 12s
+20° 14’ 14”

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 of IC 1246 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
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, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.8°
Max altitude: 58.8°
Azimuth: 290.2°