IC 1278 is an unclassified object in Hercules
IC 1278 is an unclassified object in the constellation Hercules . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in August.
Unmatched entry: a catalog entry that later surveys could not match to a definite object. It may be a faint star, a flaw on a photographic plate, a lost nebula, or a position recorded with an error.
Finding IC 1278 from Vega
Vega
IC 1278
HERCULES
IC 1278 lies 9.3° southwest of Vega , the magnitude 0.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1278 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: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 80° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 85° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 78° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -68° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -77° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -83° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -46° 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 59°S, and never sets north of 59°N.
The distance to IC 1278 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1278
20 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1278 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hercules Designations IC 1278 Type unclassified object Right ascension (J2000) 18h 10.7m Declination (J2000) +31° 09′ Best with Telescope Best month August Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
