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IC 1290 - Association of Stars in Sagittarius

Below the horizon.  Rise: 14:19 | Tran: 18:01 | Set: 21:43
Alt: -49.49°   Az: 297.52°   Direction: West-North-West

IC 1290 is a Association of Stars in the Sagittarius constellation. IC 1290 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 1290 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 1290 - Association of Stars in Sagittarius star
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DSS2 image of IC 1290 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 40m 05s
-24° 04’ 24”
09h 23m 30s
04h 03m 36s

J2000

18h 38m 35s
-24° 05’ 48”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1290 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 1290 - Association of Stars in Sagittarius star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1290 - Association of Stars in Sagittarius.

Finder chart IC 1290 - Association of Stars in Sagittarius star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1290 - Association of Stars in Sagittarius.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 1290 - Association of Stars in Sagittarius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.1°
Max altitude: 14.4°
Azimuth: 245.9°