IC 1310 is a cluster with nebula in Cygnus
IC 1310 (LBN 181, MWSC 3273) is a cluster with nebula in the constellation Cygnus . Spans 15′ × 3′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in September.
Nebula: a cloud of gas and dust. Emission nebulae glow on their own, lit by ultraviolet light from hot young stars; reflection nebulae shine by starlight scattered from dust; dark nebulae block the light behind them.
Finding IC 1310 from Sadr
Sadr
IC 1310
CYGNUS
IC 1310 lies 5.8° southwest of Sadr , the magnitude 2.2 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1310 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 74° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 70° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 83° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 38° 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: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 83° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 74° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -74° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -83° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -83° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -26° 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 55°S, and never sets north of 55°N.
The distance to IC 1310 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1310
16 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6883, open cluster, 54′ NGC 6871, open cluster, 1.2° NGC 6857, H II region, 2.2° IC 4996, open cluster, 2.9° NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula, H II region, 3.4° M29 Cooling Tower, open cluster, 4.5° NGC 6894, planetary nebula, 4.6° IC 1318 Sadr Region, star, 5.8°
IC 1310 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cygnus Designations IC 1310, LBN 181, MWSC 3273 Type cluster with nebula Right ascension (J2000) 20h 10.0m Declination (J2000) +34° 58′ Apparent size 15′ × 3′ Best with Telescope Best month September Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
