IC 1299 is an open cluster in Vulpecula
IC 1299 is an open cluster in the constellation Vulpecula . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 2′ × 1′. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in August.
Open cluster: a loose group of a few dozen to a few thousand young stars born together from one cloud of gas. They drift apart over a few hundred million years and lie in the disk of the Milky Way.
Finding IC 1299 from Albireo
Albireo
IC 1299
VULPECULA
IC 1299 lies 7.4° south of Albireo , the magnitude 3.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1299 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: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 49° 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: 9° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 79° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -58° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -55° 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: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 74° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -67° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -75° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -80° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -74° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -77° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -27° 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 69°S, and never sets north of 69°N.
The distance to IC 1299 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1299
6 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1299 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Vulpecula Designations IC 1299 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 19h 22.7m Declination (J2000) +20° 44′ Magnitude 14.0 Apparent size 2′ × 1′ Best with Large telescope Best month August Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
