IC 1247 is a star in Ophiuchus
IC 1247 is a star in the constellation Ophiuchus . 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 1247 from Sabik
Sabik
IC 1247
OPHIUCHUS
IC 1247 lies 3.3° northeast of Sabik , the magnitude 2.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1247 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -57° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -71° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -64° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -78° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -69° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -80° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -69° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -74° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 73° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 79° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 71° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 77° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 70° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 70° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 65° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -25° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 77°N, and never sets south of 77°S.
The distance to IC 1247 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1247
3 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1247 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ophiuchus Designations IC 1247 Type star Right ascension (J2000) 17h 16.4m Declination (J2000) -12° 47′ Best with Telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
