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

Above the horizon.  Rise: 19:31 | Tran: 3:56 | Set: 12:18
Alt: 25.14°   Az: 80.61°   Direction: East

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.

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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 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

Apparent

18h 17m 12s
+25° 06’ 38”
18h 37m 53s
12h 55m 05s

J2000

18h 16m 09s
+25° 06’ 01”

Finder Chart

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°.

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Finder chart for IC 1285 - Other Classification in Hercules.

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Finder chart for IC 1285 - 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 1285 - 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: 64.9°
Max altitude: 63.6°
Azimuth: 295.1°