IC 5217 is a planetary nebula in Lacerta, 17,500 light-years away
IC 5217 (PK 100-05 1) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Lacerta , 17,500 light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.3 and spans 7″ of sky, about 0.6 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.
Planetary nebula: a shell of gas thrown off by a dying Sun-like star and lit by the hot core left behind, which becomes a white dwarf. The name comes from their small, round, planet-like look in early telescopes.
Finding IC 5217 from ζ Cep
ζ Cep
IC 5217
LACERTA
IC 5217 lies 7.5° south of ζ Cep , the magnitude 3.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 5217 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 72° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 81° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 88° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 36° 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: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -37° 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: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -16° 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 39°S, and never sets north of 39°N.
IC 5217 is 17,500 light-years away
The light seen from IC 5217 tonight left it about 17,500 years ago. Distance source: Statistical distance, Stanghellini et al. 2008 (5369 pc).
Objects within 6° of IC 5217
11 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7295, open cluster, 1.5° NGC 7243, open cluster, 1.8° IC 1434, open cluster, 2.8° IC 1442, open cluster, 3.3° NGC 7245, open cluster, 3.6° NGC 7226, open cluster, 4.9° NGC 7209, open cluster, 5.4°
IC 5217 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Lacerta Designations IC 5217, PK 100-05 1, IRAS 22219+5042, PN G100.6-05.4 Type planetary nebula Right ascension (J2000) 22h 23.9m Declination (J2000) +50° 58′ Magnitude 11.3 (B 12.0) Apparent size 7″ True size 0.6 light-years Distance 17,500 light-years (Statistical distance, Stanghellini et al. 2008 (5369 pc)) Radial velocity -99 km/s Central star HD 212534, magnitude 15.0 Best with Telescope Best month October Catalog page IC 5001 to 5500
