The sky around IC 1416, 3° across, north up IC 1415 NGC 7164 low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around IC 1416 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 1416

IC 1416

Unclassified object in Aquarius

Unclassified object in Aquarius.

AQUARIUS

The box shows where IC 1416 sits in Aquarius.

Constellation
AquariusAqr
Magnitude
-visual
Size
-apparent
Distance
-light-years
Best month
Octoberat 9 pm
Best with
Telescope

IC 1416 is an unclassified object in Aquarius

IC 1416 is an unclassified object in the constellation Aquarius. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.

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 1416 from Sadalmelik

Sadalmelik IC 1416 AQUARIUS

IC 1416 lies 2.5° northwest of Sadalmelik, the magnitude 3.0 star. That is within one binocular field.

IC 1416 is highest in the evening in October

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 60°N JAN at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm 50°N JAN at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm 40°N JAN at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm 30°N JAN at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm 20°N JAN at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm 10°N JAN at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -76° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 78° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm 0° JAN at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -81° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 81° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm 10°S JAN at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -78° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 66° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm 20°S JAN at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm 30°S JAN at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm 40°S JAN at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 35° 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 89°S.

The distance to IC 1416 is not well measured

No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.

Objects within 6° of IC 1416

34 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°, all fainter than magnitude 12.5.

IC 1416 catalog data

FieldValue
ConstellationAquarius
DesignationsIC 1416
Typeunclassified object
Right ascension (J2000)21h 58.8m
Declination (J2000)+01° 27′
Best withTelescope
Best monthOctober
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