IC 1266 is a planetary nebula in Ara
IC 1266 (ESO 279-007) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Ara . It shines at magnitude 11.2 and spans 10″. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in August.
Planetary nebula: a shell of gas thrown off by a dying Sun-like star and lit by the hot core left behind, which becomes a white dwarf. The name comes from their small, round, planet-like look in early telescopes.
Finding IC 1266 from Sargas
Sargas
IC 1266
ARA
IC 1266 lies 3.4° southeast of Sargas , the magnitude 1.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1266 is highest in the evening in August
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -73° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -74° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -62° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -59° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -78° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -80° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -62° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -58° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -76° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -78° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -55° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -69° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -71° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -54° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -62° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 62° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 68° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 71° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 75° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 79° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 59° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 6° 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 44°N, and never sets south of 44°S.
The distance to IC 1266 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1266
8 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4663, planetary nebula, 1.2° NGC 6388, globular cluster, 2.1° NGC 6496, globular cluster, 3.0° NGC 6352, globular cluster, 4.1° NGC 6541, globular cluster, 4.6° IC 4651, open cluster, 5.2° NGC 6322, open cluster, 5.8°
IC 1266 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ara Designations IC 1266, ESO 279-007, 2MASX J17453533-4605233, IRAS 17418-4604, PK 345-08 1, PN G345.2-08.8, TYC 8343-1781-1 Type planetary nebula Right ascension (J2000) 17h 45.6m Declination (J2000) -46° 05′ Magnitude 11.2 (B 11.0) Apparent size 10″ Radial velocity -94 km/s Central star HD 161044, magnitude 11.0 Best with Telescope Best month August Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
