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Other deep sky objects in Hercules
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IC 1285 - Other Classification in Hercules

Altitude: -5.7°   Azimuth: 324.0°   Direction: North-West

IC 1285 is a Other Classification in the Hercules constellation. IC 1285 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

IC 1285
Other Classification
Hercules

IC 1285 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -5.7°
Azimuth: 324.0°
Direction: North-West

See also IC 1285 rise and set times.
Available Resources for IC 1285 - Other Classification in Hercules

Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 1285

The image below is a photograph of IC 1285 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 1285 - Other Classification in Hercules star
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DSS2 image of IC 1285 in the Red band.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 1285

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1285 are provided in the following table:

18h 16m 09s
+25° 06’ 01”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1285 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 1285 - Other Classification in Hercules star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1285 - Other Classification in Hercules.

Finder chart IC 1285 - Other Classification in Hercules star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1285 - Other Classification in Hercules.

Rise ans set times of IC 1285 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 1285 - Other Classification in Hercules 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: 64.9°
Max altitude: 63.6°
Azimuth: 295.1°