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IC 1261 NED02 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Draco

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 45.40°   Az: 26.95°   Direction: North-North-East

IC 1261 NED02 is a Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in the Draco constellation. IC 1261 NED02 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 1261 NED02 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 1261 NED02 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Draco star
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DSS2 image of IC 1261 NED02 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.69 arcmin) and minor (0.61 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 23m 00s
+71° 14’ 30”
17h 26m 51s
10h 49m 52s

J2000

17h 23m 21s
+71° 15’ 51”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1261 NED02 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 1261 NED02 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Draco.

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Finder chart for IC 1261 NED02 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Draco.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 1261 NED02 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1261 NED02 is a visual representation of it.
0.69 arcmin
0.61 arcmin

Morphological Classification

IC 1261 NED02 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Draco is classified as Elliptical/Spiral (E-S0) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 1261 NED02 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Draco in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

IC 1261 NED02 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Draco
Visualization of the morphological classification of IC 1261 NED02 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Draco, Elliptical/Spiral (E-S0).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Rise and Set Times

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

IC 1261 NED02 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Draco is circumpolar and transits at 03:25 UTC (altitude: 70.2°)