IC 1270 is a star in Draco
IC 1270 is a star in the constellation Draco . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in August.
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 1270 from Aldhibah
Aldhibah
IC 1270
DRACO
IC 1270 lies 5.5° southeast of Aldhibah , the magnitude 3.2 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1270 is highest in the evening in August
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 81° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 84° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 74° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 76° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -54° 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 28°S, and never sets north of 28°N.
The distance to IC 1270 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1270
92 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1270 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations IC 1270 Type star Right ascension (J2000) 17h 48.0m Declination (J2000) +62° 13′ Best with Telescope Best month August Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
