The sky around IC 1294, 3° across, north up NGC 6695 low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around IC 1294 at true scale, north up and east left, with stars to magnitude 8 and the NGC and IC objects in the field. The circles show the field of a low-power eyepiece and of 10×50 binoculars.

IC 1294

IC 1294

Unclassified object in Lyra

Unclassified object in Lyra.

LYRA

The box shows where IC 1294 sits in Lyra.

Constellation
LyraLyr
Magnitude
-visual
Size
-apparent
Distance
-light-years
Best month
Augustat 9 pm
Best with
Telescope

IC 1294 is an unclassified object in Lyra

IC 1294 is an unclassified object in the constellation Lyra. 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 1294 from Vega

Vega IC 1294 LYRA

IC 1294 lies 2.9° northeast of Vega, the magnitude 0.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.

IC 1294 is highest in the evening in August

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 60°N JAN at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm 50°N JAN at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 80° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm 40°N JAN at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 87° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm 30°N JAN at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 79° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm 20°N JAN at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm 10°N JAN at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm 0° JAN at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm 10°S JAN at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm 20°S JAN at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm 30°S JAN at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -80° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm 40°S JAN at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -88° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -71° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -42° 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 50°S, and never sets north of 50°N.

The distance to IC 1294 is not well measured

No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.

Objects within 6° of IC 1294

20 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:

IC 1294 catalog data

FieldValue
ConstellationLyra
DesignationsIC 1294
Typeunclassified object
Right ascension (J2000)18h 49.8m
Declination (J2000)+40° 13′
Best withTelescope
Best monthAugust
Catalog pageIC 1001 to 1500