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Transit: 13:33 
Sunset: 21:14
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IC 1247 - Star in Serpens

Below the horizon.  Rise: 18:16 | Tran: 23:21 | Set: 4:29
Alt: -20.73°   Az: 87.26°   Direction: East

IC 1247 is a Star in the Serpens constellation. IC 1247 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 1247 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 1247 - Star in Serpens star
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DSS2 image of IC 1247 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 17m 48s
-12° 48’ 26”
16h 53m 22s
10h 11m 10s

J2000

17h 16m 22s
-12° 46’ 50”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1247 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 1247 - Star in Serpens.

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Finder chart for IC 1247 - Star in Serpens.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Bioglio-Portula-Andrè, Italy
Latitude: 45° 36’ 54” N
Longitude: 8° 08’ 09” E
Timezone: Europe/Rome

Today's IC 1247 - Star in Serpens rise, transit and set times from Bioglio-Portula-Andrè, Italy are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Rome):

Azimuth: 102.8°
Max altitude: 31.6°
Azimuth: 257.2°