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Other deep sky objects in Hercules
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IC 1278 - Other Classification in Hercules

Above the horizon.  Rise: 9:56 | Tran: 19:11 | Set: 4:29
Alt: 13.96°   Az: 302.94°   Direction: West-North-West

IC 1278 is a Other Classification in the Hercules constellation. IC 1278 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 1278 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 1278 - Other Classification in Hercules star
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DSS2 image of IC 1278 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 11m 38s
+31° 09’ 23”
07h 11m 30s
01h 23m 08s

J2000

18h 10m 41s
+31° 08’ 59”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1278 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 1278 - Other Classification in Hercules star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1278 - Other Classification in Hercules.

Finder chart IC 1278 - Other Classification in Hercules star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1278 - Other Classification 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 1278 - Other Classification in Hercules rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 58.8°
Max altitude: 69.7°
Azimuth: 301.2°