IC 1369 is an open cluster in Cygnus
IC 1369 (MWSC 3481) is an open cluster in the constellation Cygnus . It shines at magnitude 8.8 and spans 5.1′. It is best in a small telescope, 4 to 6 inches, 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 1369 from Deneb
Deneb
IC 1369
CYGNUS
IC 1369 lies 5.8° northeast of Deneb , the magnitude 1.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1369 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 77° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 73° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 84° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 76° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 80° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -0° 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: -62° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -74° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -23° 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 42°S, and never sets north of 42°N.
The distance to IC 1369 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1369
25 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7026, planetary nebula, 59′ NGC 7048, planetary nebula, 1.5° NGC 7067, open cluster, 2.1° NGC 7039, open cluster, 2.2° NGC 7062, open cluster, 2.4° NGC 7082, open cluster, 3.0° NGC 7031, open cluster, 3.2° M39 Messier 39, open cluster, 3.3°
IC 1369 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cygnus Designations IC 1369, MWSC 3481 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 21h 12.2m Declination (J2000) +47° 46′ Magnitude 8.8 Apparent size 5.1′ Radial velocity -49 km/s Best with Small telescope Best month September Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
