The sky around IC 1905, 3° across, north up NGC 1271 NGC 1267 NGC 1270 NGC 1268 NGC 1272 NGC 1273 NGC 1264 NGC 1275 NGC 1274 NGC 1279 NGC 1260 NGC 1282 NGC 1283 NGC 1259 NGC 1278 NGC 1277 NGC 1276 NGC 1281 NGC 1257 IC 310 IC 312 NGC 1265 IC 308 NGC 1293 NGC 1294 NGC 1250 IC 313 IC 316 NED01 IC 316 IC 316 NED02 IC 309 IC 319 IC 301 IC 297 NGC 1224 IC 320 IC 293 IC 296 IC 294 IC 295 low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around IC 1905 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 1905

IC 1905

Unclassified object in Perseus

Unclassified object in Perseus.

PERSEUS

The box shows where IC 1905 sits in Perseus.

Constellation
PerseusPer
Magnitude
-visual
Size
-apparent
Distance
-light-years
Best month
Decemberat 9 pm
Best with
Telescope

IC 1905 is an unclassified object in Perseus

IC 1905 is an unclassified object in the constellation Perseus. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in December.

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 1905 from Algol

Algol IC 1905 PERSEUS

IC 1905 lies 2.0° east of Algol, the magnitude 2.1 star. That is within one binocular field.

IC 1905 is highest in the evening in December

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 60°N JAN at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm 50°N JAN at 50°N: 74° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm 40°N JAN at 40°N: 75° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 82° high at 9 pm 30°N JAN at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm 20°N JAN at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm 10°N JAN at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm 0° JAN at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm 10°S JAN at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm 20°S JAN at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm 30°S JAN at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -75° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm 40°S JAN at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -81° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -76° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 8° 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 49°S, and never sets north of 49°N.

The distance to IC 1905 is not well measured

No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.

Objects within 6° of IC 1905

99 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:

IC 1905 catalog data

FieldValue
ConstellationPerseus
DesignationsIC 1905
Typeunclassified object
Right ascension (J2000)03h 18.8m
Declination (J2000)+41° 22′
Best withTelescope
Best monthDecember
Catalog pageIC 1501 to 2000