IC 1240 is an unclassified object in Draco
IC 1240 is an unclassified object in the constellation Draco . 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 1240 from Athebyne
Athebyne
IC 1240
DRACO
IC 1240 lies 4.5° east of Athebyne , the magnitude 2.7 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1240 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 58° 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: 79° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 78° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -7° 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: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -64° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -59° 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 29°S, and never sets north of 29°N.
The distance to IC 1240 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1240
84 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6285, lenticular galaxy, 2.1° NGC 6286, spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 6223, lenticular galaxy, 2.2° NGC 6338, lenticular galaxy, 4.1° NGC 6411, elliptical galaxy, 4.2° NGC 6246A, late spiral galaxy, 5.8°
IC 1240 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations IC 1240 Type unclassified object Right ascension (J2000) 17h 01.0m Declination (J2000) +61° 03′ Best with Telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
