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IC 1274 - HII Ionized region in Sagittarius

Above the horizon.  Rise: 9:11 | Tran: 12:56 | Set: 16:41
Alt: 8.29°   Az: 146.48°   Direction: South-South-East

IC 1274 is a HII Ionized region in the Sagittarius constellation. IC 1274 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 1274 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 0.6667x0.6667 degrees (40.00x40.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 1274 - HII Ionized region in Sagittarius star
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DSS2 image of IC 1274 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (20 arcmin) and minor (5 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 11m 22s
-23° 38’ 30”
21h 33m 31s
15h 44m 53s

J2000

18h 09m 51s
-23° 38’ 53”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1274 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 1274 - HII Ionized region in Sagittarius.

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Finder chart for IC 1274 - HII Ionized region in Sagittarius.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 1274 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1274 is a visual representation of it.
20 arcmin
5 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 1274 - HII Ionized region in Sagittarius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.6°
Max altitude: 14.9°
Azimuth: 246.4°