IC 1304 is a star association in Cygnus
IC 1304 is a star association in the constellation Cygnus . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in September.
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 1304 from Fawaris
Fawaris
IC 1304
CYGNUS
IC 1304 lies 4.4° southwest of Fawaris , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1304 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 69° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 76° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 76° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 73° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 73° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -25° 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: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -35° 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 49°S, and never sets north of 49°N.
The distance to IC 1304 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1304
9 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1304 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cygnus Designations IC 1304 Type star association Right ascension (J2000) 19h 35.6m Declination (J2000) +41° 07′ Best with Telescope Best month September Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
