IC 1314 is a star association in Vulpecula
IC 1314 is a star association in the constellation Vulpecula . 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 1314 from Telum
Telum
IC 1314
VULPECULA
IC 1314 lies 7.1° northeast of Telum , the magnitude 3.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1314 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 75° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 84° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 83° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 74° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -75° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -55° 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: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -8° 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: -84° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -84° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -75° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -19° 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 65°S, and never sets north of 65°N.
The distance to IC 1314 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1314
14 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6882, open cluster, 1.9° M27 Dumbbell Nebula, planetary nebula, 4.8° NGC 6940, open cluster, 4.9° IC 4955, nebula, 5.0° NGC 6905 Blue Flash Nebula, planetary nebula, 5.1° NGC 6886, planetary nebula, 5.2° NGC 6894, planetary nebula, 5.5°
IC 1314 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Vulpecula Designations IC 1314 Type star association Right ascension (J2000) 20h 17.8m Declination (J2000) +25° 05′ Best with Telescope Best month September Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
