IC 240 is an unclassified object in Perseus
IC 240 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 240 from Algol
Algol
IC 240
PERSEUS
IC 240 lies 5.5° west of Algol , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 240 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 72° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 82° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 88° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 78° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -78° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -88° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 4° 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 48°S, and never sets north of 48°N.
The distance to IC 240 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 240
80 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1003, late spiral galaxy, 51′ M34 Messier 34, open cluster, 1.2° NGC 910, elliptical galaxy, 2.5° NGC 1122, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.6° NGC 1023, lenticular galaxy, 2.7° IC 239, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 956, open cluster, 3.1° NGC 891, spiral galaxy, 3.1°
IC 240 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Perseus Designations IC 240 Type unclassified object Right ascension (J2000) 02h 39.0m Declination (J2000) +41° 43′ Best with Telescope Best month December Catalog page IC 1 to 500
