IC 1295 is a planetary nebula in Scutum, 5,220 light-years away
IC 1295 (PK 25-04 2) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Scutum , 5,220 light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.5 and spans 1.5′ of sky, about 2.3 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in August.
Planetary nebula: a shell of gas thrown off by a dying Sun-like star and lit by the hot core left behind, which becomes a white dwarf. The name comes from their small, round, planet-like look in early telescopes.
Finding IC 1295 from λ Aql
λ Aql
IC 1295
SCUTUM
IC 1295 lies 4.9° southwest of λ Aql , the magnitude 3.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1295 is highest in the evening in August
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -59° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -69° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -59° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -78° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -64° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -86° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 70° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -81° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 80° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -71° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 85° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 78° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 68° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 58° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole southern hemisphere and north to about 81°N.
IC 1295 is 5,220 light-years away
The light seen from IC 1295 tonight left it about 5,220 years ago. Distance source: Gaia extinction distance, Deng et al. 2025 (1600 pc).
Objects within 6° of IC 1295
14 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6712, globular cluster, 24′ M26 Messier 26, open cluster, 2.4° M11 Wild Duck Cluster, open cluster, 2.7° NGC 6704, open cluster, 3.7° NGC 6751 Glowing Eye Nebula, planetary nebula, 4.0° NGC 6683, open cluster, 4.0° NGC 6664, open cluster, 4.5° IC 4816, nova, 4.7°
IC 1295 catalog data
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Constellation Scutum Designations IC 1295, PK 25-04 2, IRAS 18519-0853, PN G025.4-04.7 Type planetary nebula Right ascension (J2000) 18h 54.6m Declination (J2000) -08° 50′ Magnitude 12.5 (B 15.0) Apparent size 1.5′ True size 2.3 light-years Distance 5,220 light-years (Gaia extinction distance, Deng et al. 2025 (1600 pc)) Radial velocity -13 km/s Best with Large telescope Best month August Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
