The sky around IC 1312, 3° across, north up NGC 6892 low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around IC 1312 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 1312

IC 1312

Unclassified object in Sagitta

Unclassified object in Sagitta.

SAGITTA

The box shows where IC 1312 sits in Sagitta.

Constellation
SagittaSge
Magnitude
-visual
Size
-apparent
Distance
-light-years
Best month
Septemberat 9 pm
Best with
Telescope

IC 1312 is an unclassified object in Sagitta

IC 1312 is an unclassified object in the constellation Sagitta. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in September.

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 1312 from Telum

Telum IC 1312 SAGITTA

IC 1312 lies 4.5° east of Telum, the magnitude 3.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.

IC 1312 is highest in the evening in September

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 60°N JAN at 60°N: -0° 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: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm 50°N JAN at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm 40°N JAN at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm 30°N JAN at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 77° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm 20°N JAN at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 85° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm 10°N JAN at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 81° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm 0° JAN at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 59° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 71° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm 10°S JAN at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -81° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm 20°S JAN at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -86° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm 30°S JAN at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -78° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm 40°S JAN at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -15° 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 72°S, and never sets north of 72°N.

The distance to IC 1312 is not well measured

No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.

Objects within 6° of IC 1312

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

IC 1312 catalog data

FieldValue
ConstellationSagitta
DesignationsIC 1312
Typeunclassified object
Right ascension (J2000)20h 16.9m
Declination (J2000)+18° 03′
Best withTelescope
Best monthSeptember
Catalog pageIC 1001 to 1500