The sky around IC 1184, 3° across, north up IC 1182 NGC 6054 IC 1185 NGC 6050 NGC 6050B NGC 6045 NGC 6047 NGC 6043 NGC 6056 NGC 6044 IC 1178 IC 1181 IC 1192 IC 1193 IC 1194 NGC 6039 IC 1171 NGC 6041 IC 1170 NGC 6040 IC 1188A IC 1188B IC 1188 IC 1180 NGC 6057 NGC 6055 IC 1175 IC 1173 IC 1189 IC 1186 IC 1190 NGC 6061 IC 1191 IC 1191 NED01 IC 1191 NED02 IC 1177 IC 1195 NGC 6034 NGC 6030 IC 1162 low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around IC 1184 at true scale, north up and east left, with stars to magnitude 8 and the NGC and IC objects in the field. The circles show the field of a low-power eyepiece and of 10×50 binoculars.

IC 1184

IC 1184

Unclassified object in Hercules

Unclassified object in Hercules.

HERCULES

The box shows where IC 1184 sits in Hercules.

Constellation
HerculesHer
Magnitude
-visual
Size
-apparent
Distance
-light-years
Best month
Julyat 9 pm
Best with
Telescope

IC 1184 is an unclassified object in Hercules

IC 1184 is an unclassified object in the constellation Hercules. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in July.

Unmatched entry: a catalog entry that later surveys could not match to a definite object. It may be a faint star, a flaw on a photographic plate, a lost nebula, or a position recorded with an error.

Finding IC 1184 from Kornephoros

Kornephoros IC 1184 HERCULES

IC 1184 lies 6.9° southwest of Kornephoros, the magnitude 2.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.

IC 1184 is highest in the evening in July

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 60°N JAN at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm 50°N JAN at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm 40°N JAN at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm 30°N JAN at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm 20°N JAN at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 83° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm 10°N JAN at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 80° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm 0° JAN at 0°: -70° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 71° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm 10°S JAN at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm 20°S JAN at 20°S: -82° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm 30°S JAN at 30°S: -76° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm 40°S JAN at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm below horizon low 20-40° 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 northern hemisphere and south to about 72°S, and never sets north of 72°N.

The distance to IC 1184 is not well measured

No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.

Objects within 6° of IC 1184

104 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:

IC 1184 catalog data

FieldValue
ConstellationHercules
DesignationsIC 1184
Typeunclassified object
Right ascension (J2000)16h 05.7m
Declination (J2000)+17° 47′
Best withTelescope
Best monthJuly
Catalog pageIC 1001 to 1500