IC 1238 is a double star in Hercules
IC 1238 is a double star in the constellation Hercules . 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 1238 from Sarin
Sarin
IC 1238
HERCULES
IC 1238 lies 3.8° southwest of Sarin , the magnitude 3.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1238 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 81° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 68° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 83° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 75° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -76° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -84° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -81° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -43° 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: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -55° 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 67°S, and never sets north of 67°N.
The distance to IC 1238 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1238
30 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1238 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hercules Designations IC 1238 Type double star Right ascension (J2000) 17h 00.5m Declination (J2000) +23° 05′ Best with Telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
