IC 1426 is a double star in Aquarius
IC 1426 is a double star in the constellation Aquarius . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.
Star: a single, double or multiple star that a 19th-century observer listed as a nebula or cluster, usually because of a faint companion or haze in the telescope. It keeps its catalog number.
Finding IC 1426 from Deneb Algedi
Deneb Algedi
IC 1426
AQUARIUS
IC 1426 lies 7.4° northeast of Deneb Algedi , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1426 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -54° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -59° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -65° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -78° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -67° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -83° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -78° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 77° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 82° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 77° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 45° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 80°N.
The distance to IC 1426 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1426
26 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1426 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquarius Designations IC 1426 Type double star Right ascension (J2000) 22h 03.9m Declination (J2000) -09° 55′ Best with Telescope Best month October Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
