IC 1291 is a late spiral galaxy in Draco
IC 1291 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco . It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.3′ × 1.1′. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in August.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding IC 1291 from Vega
Vega
IC 1291
DRACO
IC 1291 lies 10.5° north of Vega , the magnitude 0.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1291 is highest in the evening in August
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 79° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 89° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 81° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -81° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -48° 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 41°S, and never sets north of 41°N.
The distance to IC 1291 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1291
12 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1291 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations IC 1291, 2MASX J18335257+4916428, IRAS 18326+4914, MCG +08-34-004, PGC 062049, UGC 11283 Type late spiral galaxy (Sd) Right ascension (J2000) 18h 33.9m Declination (J2000) +49° 17′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 22.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.3′ × 1.1′ Position angle 17° Radial velocity 1,956 km/s, redshift 0.00654 Best with Large telescope Best month August Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
