IC 1273 is a double star in Hercules
IC 1273 is a double star in the constellation Hercules . 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 1273 from μ Her
μ Her
IC 1273
HERCULES
IC 1273 lies 4.9° southeast of μ Her , the magnitude 3.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1273 is highest in the evening in August
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 74° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 82° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 82° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 73° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -73° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -80° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -81° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -44° 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 65°S, and never sets north of 65°N.
The distance to IC 1273 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1273
40 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1273 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hercules Designations IC 1273 Type double star Right ascension (J2000) 18h 05.0m Declination (J2000) +25° 08′ Best with Telescope Best month August Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
