IC 1298 is an unclassified object in Aquila
IC 1298 is an unclassified object in the constellation Aquila . 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 1298 from λ Aql
λ Aql
IC 1298
AQUILA
IC 1298 lies 4.5° northeast of λ Aql , the magnitude 3.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1298 is highest in the evening in August
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -69° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -64° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 74° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -80° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 79° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -75° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -69° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 76° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 69° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 64° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -13° 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 88°N.
The distance to IC 1298 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1298
11 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6778, planetary nebula, 3′ NGC 6760, globular cluster, 3.2° NGC 6790, planetary nebula, 3.3° NGC 6741 Phantom Streak Nebula, planetary nebula, 4.2° NGC 6749, globular cluster, 4.8° NGC 6751 Glowing Eye Nebula, planetary nebula, 5.4°
IC 1298 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquila Designations IC 1298 Type unclassified object Right ascension (J2000) 19h 18.6m Declination (J2000) -01° 36′ Best with Telescope Best month August Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
