IC 1275 is a nebula in Sagittarius
IC 1275 is a nebula in the constellation Sagittarius . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in August.
Nebula: a cloud of gas and dust. Emission nebulae glow on their own, lit by ultraviolet light from hot young stars; reflection nebulae shine by starlight scattered from dust; dark nebulae block the light behind them.
Finding IC 1275 from Kaus Borealis
Kaus Borealis
IC 1275
SAGITTARIUS
IC 1275 lies 4.4° west of Kaus Borealis , the magnitude 2.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1275 is highest in the evening in August
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -63° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -65° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -73° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -69° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -81° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -58° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -68° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -82° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -74° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 75° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 83° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 56° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 82° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 73° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -9° 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 66°N, and never sets south of 66°S.
The distance to IC 1275 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1275
49 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4681, star, 32′ NGC 6546, open cluster, 47′ IC 4678, nebula, 50′ NGC 6544, globular cluster, 1.4° NGC 6530, cluster with nebula, 1.4° M8 Lagoon Nebula, nebula, 1.6° M21 Messier 21, open cluster, 1.9° M20 Trifid Nebula, nebula, 1.9°
IC 1275 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Sagittarius Designations IC 1275 Type nebula Right ascension (J2000) 18h 10.1m Declination (J2000) -23° 46′ Best with Telescope Best month August Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
