IC 468 is an unclassified object in Canis Major
IC 468 is an unclassified object in the constellation Canis Major . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in February.
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 468 from Sirius
Sirius
IC 468
CANIS MAJOR
IC 468 lies 8.5° northeast of Sirius , the magnitude -1.4 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 468 is highest in the evening in February
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
60°N
JAN at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -62° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -70° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -65° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -78° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -70° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -79° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 74° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -73° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 80° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 72° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 79° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 71° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 71° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 66° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 62° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 59° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 1° 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 77°N, and never sets south of 77°S.
The distance to IC 468 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 468
25 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2359, H II region, 18′ NGC 2374, open cluster, 1.6° NGC 2345, open cluster, 2.2° NGC 2360 Caroline's Cluster, open cluster, 2.4° NGC 2368, open cluster, 3.0° NGC 2396, open cluster, 3.0° NGC 2353, open cluster, 3.0° NGC 2343, open cluster, 3.4°
IC 468 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Canis Major Designations IC 468 Type unclassified object Right ascension (J2000) 07h 17.3m Declination (J2000) -13° 13′ Best with Telescope Best month February Catalog page IC 1 to 500
