IC 1257 / C1724-070 (Updated 2009) RA: 17:27:08.5 DEC: -07:05:35 (J2000) No known variables. =========================================== Supplementary Notes and References We assigned the "IAU nomenclature" name for this cluster on the basis of its 1950 position. IC 1257 has only been recognized as a Galactic globular cluster since Harris et al. (1997, AJ 113, 688) published a CM diagram. It has a blue HB.