IC 1234 is a star in Draco
IC 1234 is a star in the constellation Draco . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in July.
Star: a single, double or multiple star that a 19th-century observer listed as a nebula or cluster, usually because of a faint companion or haze in the telescope. It keeps its catalog number.
Finding IC 1234 from Athebyne
Athebyne
IC 1234
DRACO
IC 1234 lies 5.9° southeast of Athebyne , the magnitude 2.7 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1234 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 86° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 76° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 82° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 74° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -62° 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 33°S, and never sets north of 33°N.
The distance to IC 1234 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1234
71 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6246A, late spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 6286, spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 6285, lenticular galaxy, 2.2° NGC 6338, lenticular galaxy, 3.1° NGC 6125, elliptical galaxy, 4.7° NGC 6223, lenticular galaxy, 4.9°
IC 1234 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations IC 1234 Type star Right ascension (J2000) 16h 52.8m Declination (J2000) +56° 53′ Best with Telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
