IC 1306 is a star association in Cygnus
IC 1306 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 1306 from Vega
Vega
IC 1306
CYGNUS
IC 1306 lies 12.7° east of Vega , the magnitude 0.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1306 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 74° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 77° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 79° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 74° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 19° 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°: -50° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 13° 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: -59° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -75° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -77° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -78° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -80° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -32° 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 52°S, and never sets north of 52°N.
The distance to IC 1306 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1306
10 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1306 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cygnus Designations IC 1306 Type star association Right ascension (J2000) 19h 41.7m Declination (J2000) +37° 41′ Best with Telescope Best month September Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
