The sky around IC 1316, 3° across, north up NGC 6901 NGC 6906 IC 5006 low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around IC 1316 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 1316

IC 1316

Unclassified object in Aquila

Unclassified object in Aquila.

AQUILA

The box shows where IC 1316 sits in Aquila.

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

IC 1316 is an unclassified object in Aquila

IC 1316 is an unclassified object in the constellation Aquila. 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 1316 from Altair

Altair IC 1316 AQUILA

IC 1316 lies 8.2° east of Altair, the magnitude 0.8 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.

IC 1316 is highest in the evening in September

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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 83°S.

The distance to IC 1316 is not well measured

No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.

Objects within 6° of IC 1316

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

IC 1316 catalog data

FieldValue
ConstellationAquila
DesignationsIC 1316
Typeunclassified object
Right ascension (J2000)20h 22.4m
Declination (J2000)+06° 30′
Best withTelescope
Best monthSeptember
Catalog pageIC 1001 to 1500