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Other deep sky objects in Hercules
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IC 1273 - Double Star in Hercules

Above the horizon.  Rise: 19:00 | Tran: 3:25 | Set: 11:47
Alt: 24.16°   Az: 79.40°   Direction: East

IC 1273 is a Double Star in the Hercules constellation. IC 1273 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 1273 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 1273 - Double Star in Hercules star
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DSS2 image of IC 1273 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 06m 05s
+25° 08’ 07”
18h 31m 24s
12h 37m 29s

J2000

18h 05m 03s
+25° 07’ 55”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1273 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 1273 - Double Star in Hercules.

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Finder chart for IC 1273 - Double 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 1273 - Double Star in Hercules rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.9°
Max altitude: 63.7°
Azimuth: 295.1°