IC 1292 is an unclassified object in Sagittarius
IC 1292 is an unclassified object in the constellation Sagittarius . 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 1292 from Nunki
Nunki
IC 1292
SAGITTARIUS
IC 1292 lies 2.8° southwest of Nunki , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1292 is highest in the evening in August
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -58° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -68° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -78° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -65° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -88° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -67° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -82° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -65° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 72° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 82° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 87° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 66° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 78° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 64° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -1° 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 62°N, and never sets south of 62°S.
The distance to IC 1292 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1292
17 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M54 Messier 54, globular cluster, 3.5° NGC 6644, planetary nebula, 3.8° NGC 6638, globular cluster, 3.8° M22 Sagittarius Cluster, globular cluster, 4.3° M70 Messier 70, globular cluster, 4.5° NGC 6642, globular cluster, 5.2° NGC 6624, globular cluster, 5.2° M69 Messier 69, globular cluster, 5.4°
IC 1292 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Sagittarius Designations IC 1292 Type unclassified object Right ascension (J2000) 18h 44.7m Declination (J2000) -27° 49′ Best with Telescope Best month August Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
