IC 1248 is a late spiral galaxy in Draco
IC 1248 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 49″ × 36″. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in July.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding IC 1248 from Athebyne
Athebyne
IC 1248
DRACO
IC 1248 lies 6.0° east of Athebyne , the magnitude 2.7 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1248 is highest in the evening in July
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JAN at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 36° 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: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 85° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 80° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 65° 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: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 0° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 30° 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: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 22° 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: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 19° 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: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 13° 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°: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -38° 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: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -11° 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: -44° 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 30°S, and never sets north of 30°N.
The distance to IC 1248 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1248
90 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6286, spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 6285, lenticular galaxy, 2.0° NGC 6338, lenticular galaxy, 2.6° NGC 6411, elliptical galaxy, 3.1° NGC 6223, lenticular galaxy, 3.8° NGC 6246A, late spiral galaxy, 5.4°
IC 1248 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations IC 1248, 2MASX J17114026+5959449, MCG +10-24-106, PGC 059740, PGC 059791, SDSS J171140.16+595944.2, SDSS J171140.18+595944.2, SDSS J171140.19+595944.3 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 17h 11.7m Declination (J2000) +60° 00′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 49″ × 36″ Position angle 17° Radial velocity 4,979 km/s, redshift 0.01675 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
