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north SunriseRise: 7:38  
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IC 1271 - Nebula in Sagittarius

Altitude: -50.1°   Azimuth: 297.8°   Direction: West-North-West

IC 1271 is a Nebula in the Sagittarius constellation. IC 1271 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.

IC 1271
Nebula
Sagittarius

IC 1271 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -50.1°
Azimuth: 297.8°
Direction: West-North-West

See also IC 1271 rise and set times.

Available Resources for IC 1271 - Nebula in Sagittarius

Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 1271

The image below is a photograph of IC 1271 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 1271 - Nebula in Sagittarius star
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DSS2 image of IC 1271 in the Red band.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 1271

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1271 are provided in the following table:

18h 05m 12s
-24° 24’ 38”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1271 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 1271 - Nebula in Sagittarius star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1271 - Nebula in Sagittarius.

Finder chart IC 1271 - Nebula in Sagittarius star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1271 - Nebula in Sagittarius.

Rise ans set times of IC 1271 from your location

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

Today's IC 1271 - Nebula in Sagittarius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.4°
Max altitude: 14.1°
Azimuth: 245.6°